Entropic elasticity and negative thermal expansion in a simple cubic crystal

Authors: David Wendt, Emil Bozin, Joerg Neuefeind, Katharine Page, Wei Ku, Limin Wang, Brent Fultz, Alexei V. Tkachenko, Igor A. Zaliznyak

Published: 2019-11-01

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay2748

Source: Full article

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Abstract

Experiments reveal that negative thermal expansion behavior of a crystalline solid is similar to that of polymers and rubber.