Motion of defects (dislocation loops) in tungsten at low temperature. Courtesy: CEA “Massively heavy” atoms can move quantum mechanically within a crystalline material at cryogenic temperatures. This ...

System reliability and safety are paramount across industries such as semiconductors, energy, automotive, and steel, where even microscopic cracks or defects within structures can critically affect ...

The choice of magnesium as a dopant in hydrated tungsten oxide is notable when considered against the broader landscape of ...

There are two fundamental native defects in silicon the lattice vacancy and the silicon interstitial. Each is present in thermodynamic equilibrium at any finite temperature T, its concentration being ...