Tag: Phase (matter)
Glassy ternary mixtures selectively reflected blue, green, or red light
What the study found The study found that ternary liquid crystalline mixtures could selectively reflect blue light in the glassy state. In the smectic C* phase, the same mixtures reflected either green or red light depending on how they were temperature treated. Why the authors say this matters The abstract does not state a broader…
2D Abelian gauge theories show rich phase structure
What the study found Abelian gauge theories in 1+1 dimensions can have a surprisingly rich phase structure as masses are varied. The abstract says these systems include critical lines or points with central charge c = 1 and c = 1/2, and it also points to 2D chiral gauge theories as a setting for symmetric…
Frozen organic electrolyte conducts lithium ions
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in ChemistryDemonstration that frozen ethylene carbonate with 0.2 m LiTFSI conducts Li+ via solid-state hopping (≈0.64 mS/cm, t+≈0.8), enabling liquid-level cell capacity and Li2O-rich SEI with extended.
