Negative electronic compressibility: More is less in novel material

Monday, April 27, 2015 - 10:00 in Physics & Chemistry

Add water to a half-filled cup and the water level rises. This everyday experience reflects a positive material property of the water-cup system. But what if adding more water lowers the water level by deforming the cup? This would mean a negative compressibility.

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