the examples for solid solution
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Solid solution, mixture of two crystalline solids that coexist as a new crystalline solid, or crystal lattice. The mixing can be accomplished by combining the two solids when they have been melted into liquids at high temperatures and then cooling the result to form the new solid or by depositing vapours of the starting materials onto substrates to form thin films. As with liquids, solids have different degrees of mutual solubility, depending on their chemical properties and crystalline structure, which determine how their atoms fit together in the mixed crystal lattice. The mixed lattice may be substitutional, in which the atoms of one starting crystal replace those of the other, or interstitial, in which the atoms occupy positions normally vacant in the lattice. The substances may be soluble over a partial or even complete range of relative concentrations, producing a crystal whose properties vary continuously over the range. This provides a way to tailor the properties of the solid solution for specific applications.