[Research Highlights Vol.6] Inorganic materials display massive and instantaneous swelling and shrinkage

2022/12/19 by International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA)
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paper · doi:10.48505/nims.3746

Abstract

The first observation of massive swelling and shrinkage of inorganic layered materials like a biological cell provides insights into the production of two-dimensional nanocrystals.

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