Electronic Single Crystal (VIDEO)

Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

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An electronic single crystal of bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl)pentacene reversibly deforms beyond the elastic limit upon application of force. The phenomenon is known as superelasticity.

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Video courtesy the Diao group.

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Video courtesy the Diao group, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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