3 papers
cond-mat.mes-hall2025
Casimir-like effect driven self-assembly of graphene on molten metals
Kristýna BukviÅ¡ová, Radek Kalousek, Marek PatoÄka +8
Casimir effect, explained by Hendrik Casimir in 1948, is a macroscopic manifestation of quantum electrodynamics. Symmetry breaking due to space confinement of vacuum fluctuations i…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024
Direct observation of structural phase transformations during continuous phosphorus deposition on Cu(111)
JiÅà David, FrantiÅ¡ek JeÅábek, Pavel Procházka +6
Blue phosphorene -- two-dimensional, hexagonal-structured, semiconducting phosphorus -- has gained attention as it is considered easier to synthesize on metal surfaces than its all…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024
Perspective on descriptors of mechanical behavior of cubic transition-metal carbides and nitrides
Hanna Kindlund, Theodora Ciobanu, Suneel Kodambaka +1
Cubic rocksalt structured transition-metal carbides, nitrides, and related alloys (TMC/Ns) are attractive for a wide variety of applications, notably as hard, wear-resistant materi…