Spontaneously formed natural nanostructures are responsible for a glass-like thermal conductivity in a perfectly crystalline semiconductor.
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Minnich, A. Naturally glassy crystals. Nature Nanotech 8, 392–393 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2013.106
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