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The second law of thermodynamics states that the entropy of an isolated system increases until it reaches a maximum. Entropy is traditionally associated with disorder but recent experiments, computer simulations and theories have illustrated how the disordering effect of entropy can lead to highly ordered superstructures in certain alloys.
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