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Scientists make breakthrough discovery after 'atomic spray painting' experiment: 'It's like spray-painting atoms onto a surface'
A research team has discovered that by using a new method of "atomic spray painting," they can tweak the atomic structure of lead-free potassium niobate in order to enhance its ferroelectric ...
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Straining a material's atomic arrangement may make for cleaner, smarter devices
The team discovered that "spray painting" atoms of potassium niobate, a material used in advanced electronics, could tune the resulting thin films with exquisite control. The finding, published in ...