The concentration and morphology of defects in a crystalline solid have a direct influence on the properties of the material. Improving our understanding of crystal defects and their evolution will ...

Porous crystalline solids are of great interest for many chemical applications, including separations, catalysis and ion exchange 1.Such solids often contain defects that can markedly impair their ...

Furthermore, particle tracking reveals increased disorder in the crystalline regions that border on these defects, with the amount of disorder depending on the type of defect. According to the ...

In crystalline solids, identifying these defects is relatively straightforward due to lattice distortions. But in amorphous solids, the lack of long-range order makes detecting defect-like regions ...

Dislocations are one-dimensional defects that occur in real crystalline solids and control their plastic deformation. The presence of dislocations permits atomic planes to slip "one atomic row at a ...

Full results of this experiment can be found in the paper X-ray Nanoimaging of Crystal Defects in Single Grains of Solid-State Electrolyte Li 7–3x Al x La 3 Zr 2 O 12, published in Nano Letters.

Glass, although it is a solid, is believed to flow very slowly. And the individual atoms in crystalline solids, even diamonds, can hop between defects, or empty spots in the lattice.

All the latest science news on crystalline solids from Phys.org. Find the latest news, advancements, and breakthroughs. ... Key role of structural defects in amorphous solid deformation uncovered.

Instead of seeing the emergence of crystalline defects during the melting process, the team found that the transition from solid to liquid is driven by small groups of spheres that move co-operatively ...

In crystalline solids, identifying these defects is relatively straightforward due to lattice distortions. But in amorphous solids, the lack of long-range order makes detecting defect-like regions ...