Nature Physics, Published online: 17 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03099-x
The standard band structure picture cannot be applied to amorphous materials as they lack crystal symmetry. Now a first-principles approach that captures the possibility of band-like electron transport in amorphous solids is presented, with In2O3 as an example.
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