Physics:Configuron

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A configuron is an elementary configurational excitation in an amorphous material which involves breaking of a chemical bond.[1] Coined by scientists C.A. Angell and K.J. Rao, this concept often involves the breaking and reforming of a chemical bond.[2][3][4]

These configurational excitations, or configurons, serve as a crucial aspect of understanding the dynamic behaviors of amorphous materials. Essentially, these are the fundamental building blocks that dictate the arrangements of atoms or molecules within these substances.

Understanding configurons can open avenues in various fields, such as materials science and electronics, by allowing more precise manipulation of amorphous materials' properties.[5][6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Configurational Excitations in Condensed Matter, and the Bond Lattice Model for the Liquid-Glass Transition" (in en). The Journal of Chemical Physics 57 (1): 470–481. July 1, 1972. doi:10.1063/1.1677987. Bibcode: 1972JChPh..57..470A. https://pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/article-abstract/57/1/470/779718/Configurational-Excitations-in-Condensed-Matter?redirectedFrom=fulltext. 
  2. ↑ "Configurons: Thermodynamic Parameters and Symmetry Changes at Glass Transition" (in en). Entropy 10 (3): 334–364. September 24, 2008. doi:10.3390/e10030334. Bibcode: 2008Entrp..10..334O. 
  3. ↑ Salmon, Philip S. (October 1, 2002). "Order within disorder" (in en). Nature Materials 1 (2): 87–88. doi:10.1038/nmat737. ISSN 1476-4660. PMID 12618817. https://www.nature.com/articles/nmat737. 
  4. ↑ "Distinguishing liquids from amorphous solids: Percolation analysis on the Voronoi network" (in en). The Journal of Chemical Physics 93 (11): 8337–8342. 1990-12-01. doi:10.1063/1.459711. Bibcode: 1990JChPh..93.8337M. https://pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/article-abstract/93/11/8337/98232/Distinguishing-liquids-from-amorphous-solids?redirectedFrom=fulltext. 
  5. ↑ "The Modified Random Network (MRN) Model within the Configuron Percolation Theory (CPT) of Glass Transition". Ceramics 4 (2): 121–134. 29 March 2021. doi:10.3390/ceramics4020011. 
  6. ↑ "Configuron dependence on translation of specific condon pairs. I. Helical regions of human alpha and beta globins". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 97 (3): 868–874. December 16, 1980. doi:10.1016/0006-291X(80)91457-6. PMID 7470154. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0006291X80914576. 



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