Plastic crystals are a unique class of materials characterized by their disordered arrangement of molecular constituents, which allows for greater molecular mobility compared to conventional crystalline solids. Unlike typical crystals, which have a well-defined and ordered lattice structure, plastic crystals exhibit a significant degree of rotational freedom for their molecular entities, typically organic molecules or ions. This disorder and mobility contribute to their plasticity, which refers to the ability of these materials to deform without breaking.
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