Perpetual 'ice water': Stable solid-liquid state revealed in nanoparticles
Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - 14:01
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers have discovered that gallium nanoparticles can form a solid core surrounded by a liquid outer layer over a temperature span of 1000 degrees Fahrenheit. The discovery marks the first time that this stable phase coexistence phenomenon at the nanoscale has ever been directly observed.