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The Chemical Basis of Amorphicity

Structure and Function

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Disordered Materials

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Professor Grigorovici has made important contributions to the understanding and development of amorphous materials. In his long and productive career, he has been particularly involved with the structural basis underlying amorphicity.

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  1. Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., 1675 West Maple Road, Troy, Michigan, 48084, USA

    Stanford R. Ovshinsky

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  1. Late of Massachusetts Institute of Techology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

    David Adler

  2. Institute for Amorphous Studies, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA

    Brian B. Schwartz

  3. Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York, USA

    Brian B. Schwartz

  4. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

    Marvin Silver

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Ovshinsky, S.R. (1991). The Chemical Basis of Amorphicity. In: Adler, D., Schwartz, B.B., Silver, M. (eds) Disordered Materials. Institute for Amorphous Studies Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8745-9_57

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