In a process analogous to how solids melt into liquids, the electrons in many different metals form crystal-like patterns ...

Fundamentals of electron diffraction -- Relation between crystal lattice, stereographic projection and reciprocal lattice -- Indexing polycrystalline and single-crystal patterns -- Orientation ...

For decades, relaxor ferroelectrics have powered everything from medical ultrasounds to sonar systems, yet their inner atomic ...

Strain engineering, which involves deliberately stretching or compressing a crystal lattice, is used to boost the speed of electron flow in a device. Even a fraction of percent change in lattice ...

A long-standing mystery in materials science is beginning to unravel as researchers directly probe the hidden atomic ...

What is Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD)? Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), also known as backscatter Kikuchi diffraction (BKD), is a powerful characterization technique used to analyze ...

For the first time, researchers directly characterized the 3D atomic structure of a relaxor ferroelectric, a class of ...

What was discovered: Scientists observed that electron crystals in metals can deform and melt like solids, disrupting their ordered patterns. Why it matters: Manipulating these structures could enable ...

Accelerator-based high-energy electron diffraction determines 3D atomic structure of materials New method using ultrashort ...

Quantum melting observed: Scientists melted electron crystals in tantalum sulfide, revealing a process similar to solid melting but affecting only electronic properties. Potential tech impact: ...