A brief history of dislocations in ceramics: From Steinsalz to quantum wires

2025/06/05 by Xufei Fang, Fang, Xufei
Engineering · Materials Science · #Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques #Advanced ceramic materials synthesis #Dislocation #Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides #FOS: Physical sciences #Field (mathematics) #Line (geometry) #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) #Quantum #Reflection (computer programming)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2506.04581

openalex publication_date 2025/06/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Dislocations in ceramics have enjoyed a long yet underappreciated research history. This brief historical overview and reflection on the current challenges provides new insights into using this line defect as a rediscovered tool for engineering functional ceramics.

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• Overview No. 6

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