A fresh twist on shrinking materials

J. Paul Attfield ()
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J. Paul Attfield: J. Paul Attfield is in the Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions and the School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, UK.

Nature, 2011, vol. 480, issue 7378, 465-466

Abstract: Unusual lattice vibrations have been discovered in scandium trifluoride — a simple compound that shrinks when heated. This finding may help to explain the phenomenon of negative thermal expansion.

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1038/480465a

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