By Ellis Wilde2021-03-15T14:10:00
Source: © Andrew Goodwin/University of Oxford
Contraction expands potential applications for inorganic materials
While most known materials expand upon x-ray irradiation, cadmium cyanide contracts, new research shows. The researchers behind the work say the phenomenon, called negative x-ray expansion, could lead to radiation being used as a design tool for functional inorganic materials.
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