(Phys.org)—New research by a group from Hokkaido University in Japan has shown that the plastic ionic crystal, quinuclidinium perrhenate, has ferroelectric properties and can serve as a model for ...

Ionic liquid crystals (ILCs) represent a rapidly emerging class of materials that uniquely combine the intrinsic ionic conductivity of ionic liquids with the anisotropic, self‐organising properties of ...

The interaction between solid matter and positron (the antiparticle of electron) has provided important insights across a variety of disciplines, including atomic physics, materials science, ...

Antimatter lab: the slow positron beam apparatus used by the Tokyo researchers. (Courtesy: Yasuyuki Nagashima/Tokyo University of Science) Strong evidence that positrons can exist in short-lived bound ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The calculation of surface tensions in crystals of NaCl type is described, with particular reference to the (100) planes. In the cases ...

Positron, the antiparticle of electron, has the same mass and charge as that of an electron but with the sign flipped for the charge. It is an attractive particle for scientists because the use of ...