Shapeshifting crystals-varying stability in different forms of gallium selenide monolayers
Credit: Hirokazu Nitta from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology The gallium selenide monolayer has been recently discovered to have an alternative crystal structure and has diverse potential applications in electronics. Understanding its properties is crucial to understand its functions. Now, scientists from the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and the University of Tokyo have explored its structural stability, electronic states, and transformation of crystal phases. Solid materials comprise a symmetric arrangement of atoms that confer properties like conducti...
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