In a surprising new study, researchers have found that the electron beam radiation that they previously thought degraded crystals can actually repair cracks in these nanostructures.
The groundbreaking discovery provides a new pathway to create more perfect crystal nanostructures, a process that is critical to improving the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of materials that are used in virtually all electronic devices we use every day.In a surprising new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have found that the electron beam radiation that they previously thought degraded crystals can actually repair cracks in these nanostructures.
The researchers accidentally stumbled upon the discovery when using the University of Minnesota's state-of-the-art electron microscope to study the crystals for a completely different reason. "Whether it's atomically sharp cracks or other types of defects in a crystal, I believe it's inherent in the materials we've grown, but it's truly astonishing to see how Professor Mkhoyan's group can mend these cracks using an electron beam," said University of Minnesota Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Professor Bharat Jalan, a collaborator on the research.
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