The low-pressure phase I of solid hydrogen, which consists of freely rotating molecules on a hexagonal close-packed lattice 2, transforms at pressures of about 110 GPa to the broken-symmetry phase ...

The smallest repeating structure of a solid is called a unit cell, which is like a brick in a wall. Unit cells combine to form a network called a crystal lattice .

Solid iodine forms an orthorhombic molecular crystal made up of four I 2 molecules in a unit cell with space group Cmca (phase I). Application of pressure forces the molecules to approach each ...

Kanazawa University, report in Small, on how short peptides self-assemble linearly on atomically-thick solid surfaces, such ...

Understanding how molecular arrangements within crystals influence their thermal behavior is a fundamental question in ...

Covalent bonding forms substances with two types of structures: Molecular covalent structures.Simple molecules close molecule A collection of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds ...

Controlling phase changes in solids A recent study demonstrates the rapid control of phase-changes in resonantly bonded materials Date: July 28, 2015 ...

More information: Yugo Oshima et al, Quasi-One-Dimensional Spin Dynamics in a Molecular Spin Liquid System, Physical Review ...

In new work employing the photostrictive effect, researchers have fabricated a flexible two-dimensional (2D) charge transfer molecular (sub-nanometer) nanosheet and observed a sizeable photostrictive ...