Solid-State Functional Materials Without Phase Transitions: A Structural Admissibility Condition for Phase-Invariant Functional Persistence

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Authors: Jorge Vasconcelos
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Abstract

Description This document establishes phase-invariant solid-state functionality as a structural admissibility condition for materials claiming operational persistence in capture, storage, thermal, or structural applications. The analysis is strictly non-constructive and defines invariant boundary conditions under which functional performance must arise from stable solid-state identity rather than melt, freeze, boil, latent-heat cycling, or operational phase switching. The framework constrains patentability at the level of enablement, inventive step, and industrial applicability. It defines necessity conditions only and does not claim sufficiency.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Phase Change Materials Research Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography Advanced Materials and Mechanics

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
11 February 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint