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Important role of structural defects revealed in deformation of amorphous solids

Yellow and red areas in the image indicate structural defects, and white circles indicate particles damaged by external stress. These particles involved in the deformation process occur preferentially in regions containing structural defects. Credit: Dr. Vijayakumar Chikkadi’s Research Group Researchers from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune and CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) Pune have shown that macroscopic…