Sentences with phrase «oxygen atoms flow»
The team saw the oxygen atoms flow out of the cerium oxide clusters and slowly spread farther and farther away by combining high - resolution scanning tunneling microscopy with a conventional surface - sensitive technique, called Auger spectroscopy.
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Much like the way tea flowing through a leaky mug pools under a tablecloth, so oxygen atoms flow out of a tiny cluster to pool under an extremely thin carbon sheet.
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During use, lithium ions stored in the graphite flow to the lithium - based electrode, where they form chemical bonds with oxygen atoms, a reaction that generates an electric current.
Charged lithium atoms react with the oxygen from air flowing through the apparatus, forming lithium peroxide, and deposit on the structure.