Negative thermal expansion (NTE) is an intriguing physical property of solids, which is a
consequence of a complex interplay among the lattice, phonons, and electrons …

Negative thermal expansion (NTE) materials have become a rapidly growing area of
research over the past two decades. The initial discovery of materials displaying NTE over a …

Negative thermal expansion (NTE), whereby lattices contract upon heating, is of
considerable interest for its wide applications in many fields. Molecular materials have been …

Polymorphism in crystals is known since 1822 and the credit goes to Mitscherlich who
realized the existence of different crystal structures of the same compound while working …

This review presents the history of materials in the A 2 M 3O12 and related ceramic families,
including their unusual thermal expansion and the present understanding of its mechanism …

Ceramics and their structures with tunable thermal expansion are deemed necessary to
develop. In this study, multi-ceramic structures with tunable thermal expansion, including …

For many decades, zero thermal expansion materials have been the focus of numerous
investigations because of their intriguing physical properties and potential applications in …

Exploring new applications of negative thermal expansion (NTE) materials is a recent
research hotspot. In this work, the IV A element Sn was used to tailor the thermal expansion …

Copper thiocyanate (CuSCN) has recently received considerable attention because of its
high hole mobility and applications in solar cells [Science 358 (2017) 768]. In this work, by …

In this work, Mn3Cu0. 5A0. 5N (A= Ni, Sn)/Cu composites with near zero thermal expansion
property were successfully synthesized. It was found that the large positive thermal …