An amorphous solid is the composition of atoms and their arrangement of long-range atomic order known as crystalline solids or morphous. Materials that are classified under amorphous solids are glass and cotton candy. There are a full-range of glass materials that act as semiconductors, insulators, and metals. The solid composes a transitional setting between transformation of atoms and electrical conductivity that permit the energy and material to behave with the corresponding crystalline metal. This order further enhances the composition of glass as it is transformed from a liquid to a solid state.
Image: The atomic structure of an amorphous solid; representation
of its long-range order of atomic compounds.
Image by European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy
Examples of amorphous solids
Image of glazing system (left). Image of cotton candy (right).
Image by Gingersus
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