Crystalline materials

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Radical new method for visualizing polymer crystallization

Researchers have utilized reactive molecules called radical-type 'mechanophores' to visualize polymer crystallization in real time.

Bubbles of distortion clearly spotted in perovskite solar cells

For the first time, scientists have observed the formation of fleeting distortions known as polarons in the atomic lattice of hybrid perovskites.

Bismuth crystals stacked to produce novel topological insulator

For the first time, researchers have created a higher-order topological insulator by stacking 2D crystals of bismuth in a specific arrangement.

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Twistronics breakthrough on manipulation of 2D materials

Controlling the interlayer twist angle in 2D materials

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Weak force has strong impact on metal nanosheets

Researchers have discovered that 'weak' Van der Waals interactions are still sufficient to form bumps in rigid silver nanosheets.

Glass forming by metallic mixtures becomes clearer

Researchers used computer simulations to model the effects of elemental composition on the glass-forming ability of metallic mixtures.

New metal alloy algorithm breaks through boundaries

Researchers have found a new way to predict the properties of metal alloys based on reactions at the boundaries between their crystalline grains.