Mechanisms and Materials for NTE

Negative thermal expansion (NTE) upon heating is an unusual property but is observed in many materials over varying ranges of temperature. A brief review of mechanisms for NTE and prominent materials will be presented here. Broadly there are two basic mechanisms for intrinsic NTE within a homogenous...

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Main Author: J. Paul Attfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Chemistry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fchem.2018.00371/full