niobium-silicon natural composite materialsheat-resistant alloysmicrostructuresingle crystal X-ray diffraction analysisintroduction of stabilizing atomsTheresultsoftheinvestigationofthephaseandquantitativecompositionofreinforcingphasesoftheNb–Nb5Si3insitueutecticcompositeduringhigh-gradientdirectionalcrystallizationarereported...
Atomic Structure refers to the fundamental components of matter, namely atoms, which consist of a nucleus and orbiting electrons. The nucleus, acting as the center of an atom, is positively charged and has a much greater mass than the negatively charged electrons. Atoms are electrically neutral ...
theory of the composition of matter stating that common materials are composed of molecules, which are composed of atoms, which are composed of nuclei and electrons. It holds that the properties of composite entities, such as their structure and behavior, arise from the properties of their ...
The pursuit of atomic precision structure of porous covalent organic frameworks (COFs) is the key to understanding the relationship between structures and properties, and further developing new materials with superior performance. Yet, a challenge of how to determine their atomic structures has always ...
Engineering the surface structure at the atomic level can be used to precisely and effectively manipulate the reactivity and durability of catalysts. Here we report tuning of the atomic structure of one-dimensional single-crystal cobalt (II) oxide (CoO) nanorods by creating oxygen vacancies on pyram...
Even though the diffraction patterns of samples containing 0.84 to 0.35 mole of water are suggestive of “amorphous” structures, the PDF analysis clearly shows that up to 0.7 nm, the short-range atomic structure of all of these RuO2·xH2O samples resembles that of the anhydrous rutile RuO2 ...
We have studied the atomic-scale structure of the Mo6S6 nanowires using scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy (STM and STS) and density functional theory (DFT). A novel synthesis route based on metallic Mo precursors is presented for the selective formation of elementary pure Mo6S6 nanowi...
We have studied the stability of the resistive switching process in the Al/(In2O3)0.9(SnO2)0.1/TiO2 assembly grown by atomic layer deposition. Besides electrical characterization the effect of electric field on the atomic electronic structure of the TiO2 layer was studied using near edge X-ray...
Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) mediate bidirectional nucleocytoplasmic transport of substances in eukaryotic cells. However, the accurate molecular arrangement of NPCs remains enigmatic owing to their huge size and highly dynamic nature. Here we determined the structure of the asymmetric unit of the inner...
Fig. 1: Illustration of design strategy and experimental characterization of the structural evolution from severe-distorted HEA to paracrystalline HEA. a, b Atomic size and mixing enthalpy of the selected elements for designing the desirable paracrystalline structure in HEA. The gray and blue dotted...