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THIS paper shows a universal correlation of the non-crystalline state with polymorphism in elemental solids. This is demonstrated by a map constructed on a plot of the number of polymorphic forms (NPF) against the group number (GN) for all solid elements in the Periodic Table (Fig. 1). From this result, we propose that both the structure and occurrence of a non-crystalline solid are governed by the structures shown by crystalline states of the element.
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WANG, R., MERZ, M. Non-crystallinity and polymorphism in elemental solids. Nature 260, 35–36 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/260035a0
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