A general strategy for the vitrification of monatomic metals

Nature Materials, Published online: 30 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41563-024-01973-2

The question of whether all materials can be put into glass form was raised half a century ago but has remained unanswered. Using picosecond pulsed laser ablation, the vitrification of gold — which has been notoriously difficult — and several other monatomic metals is demonstrated, indicating that vitrification is an intrinsic property of matter.Nature Materials, Published online: 30 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41563-024-01973-2The question of whether all materials can be put into glass form was raised half a century ago but has remained unanswered. Using picosecond pulsed laser ablation, the vitrification of gold — which has been notoriously difficult — and several other monatomic metals is demonstrated, indicating that vitrification is an intrinsic property of matter. Read More