Ionic crystals generally possess isotropic and close-packed structures and are unsuitable for creating nano-spaces. In this work, “porous ionic crystals” will be constructed by the use of molecular ...

In a new study, researchers detect molecular ion desorption from the surface of an ionic crystal when bombarded with positrons and propose a model based on positronic compound generation to ...

Since the pattern repeats over and over again in the same way, the shape stays the same even when the crystal becomes the normal size that we can see. Show students how calcium and chlorine atoms bond ...

By analysing experiments using new theoretical models, Takayuki Tachibana and colleagues at the Tokyo University of Science showed how the exotic states are involved in the emission of molecular ions ...

"In a metal, which is a typical conductor, some electrons move freely within the ionic crystal lattice. However, some liquids, such as mineral water, also conduct electricity, thanks to the ...

The ions naturally repel each other and so spontaneously form a circle. That’s a type of spatial ionic crystal, something physicists have played with for years. However, if Wilczek and Shapere ...