The structure of a high-temperature non-glass forming liquid Er2O3 was investigated by a combination of density measurements in the International Space Station and synchrotron X-ray diffraction measurements utilizing levitation techniques with the aid of computational and advanced mathematical analyses. These multidisciplinary approaches revealed that unusually sharp diffraction peak in the liquid is originated from the formation of distorted tetraclusters whose homology is similar to that of the crystalline phase.
- Chihiro Koyama
- Shuta Tahara
- Osami Sakata
