Understanding the 'fundamental nature' of atomic-scale defects
Friday, May 22, 2020 - 09:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Materials scientists study metals, polymers, and other substances at the atomic level in order to find new ways to control a material's physical properties, such as how strong or how malleable it is. One key aspect of this line of study is better understanding how a material's atoms are spatially arranged—most metals, for example, consist of atoms that are arranged in a lattice-like pattern that regularly repeats.