Van-der-Waals layered CuInP<sub>2</sub>S<sub>6</sub> (IMAGE)

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Van-der-Waals layered CuInP<sub>2</sub>S<sub>6</sub>

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Van-der-Waals layered CuInP2S6 has different properties depending on the locations of copper atoms (orange spheres). Unified theory and experiment led to the discovery of two co-existing phases which are connected through a quadruple energy well whose properties can be harnessed to provide materials with new functions.

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy; illustration by Sabine Neumayer

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