Water vapor sets some oxides aflutter

Monday, October 3, 2016 - 15:21 in Physics & Chemistry

When one type of an oxide structure called perovskite is exposed to both water vapor and streams of electrons, it exhibits behavior that researchers had never anticipated: The material gives off oxygen and begins oscillating, almost resembling a living, breathing organism. The phenomenon was “totally unexpected” and may turn out to have some practical applications, […]

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