Polyamorphic systems
Some solid compounds can exist in two or more polymorphs with different atomic structures but the same chemical composition. In the case of a pure element, this behavior is termed allotropy (Ref. 2). The existence of liquid polymorphs is known as polyamorphism, i.e. the ability of a substance to exist in several different amorphous modifications. Note: glasses are not in thermodynamic equilibrium, so such transformations do not correspond to true phase transitions from one stable liquid to another (Ref. 1).
Polyamorphic systems
- Germanium
- n-butanol
- Phosphorous
- Ramp model
- Roberts and Debenedetti model
- Hemmer and Stell model
- Silica
- Triphenyl phosphite
- Water