BOTTOM: Introducing a third element with a dramatically different atomic radius, in this case large
yttrium atoms (yellow spheres), frustrates the alloy's tendency to crystallize, so it solidifies in a random, or amorphous, pattern similar to that of glass.
Not exact matches
By ricocheting neutrons off the
atoms of
yttrium manganite (YMnO3) heated to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit, researchers have discovered the atomic mechanisms that give the unusual material its rare electromagnetic properties.
By ricocheting neutrons off the
atoms of
yttrium manganite (YMnO3) heated to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit, researchers have discovered the atomic mechanisms that give the...