Thermal Expansion Behavior in the A2M3O12 Family of Materials
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School of Physical Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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Guangling College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606, USA
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Academic Editor: Guido Kickelbick
Solids 2021, 2(1), 87-107; https://doi.org/10.3390/solids2010005
Received: 30 December 2020
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Revised: 9 February 2021
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Accepted: 11 February 2021
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Published: 19 February 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers of Solids 2021)
Over the past several decades, research on anomalous thermal expansion materials has been rapidly growing, and increasing numbers of compounds exhibiting negative thermal expansion (NTE) have been reported. In particular, compounds with formula A2M3O12 have attracted considerable attention. A2M3O12 family materials offer a wide range of possible compositions due to the chemical flexibility of the A and M sites. According to published research, more than half of them possess NTE properties. This paper reviews the range of physical properties displayed by materials in the A2M3O12 family. Research on improving material imperfections and controlling the coefficient of thermal expansion in the A2M3O12 family are systematically summarized. Finally, challenges and questions about the developments of these A2M3O12 NTE compounds in future studies are also discussed.
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Keywords:
negative thermal expansion; scandium tungstate; hygroscopicity; phase transition; challenges
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Liu, H.; Sun, W.; Zhang, Z.; Lovings, L.; Lind, C. Thermal Expansion Behavior in the A2M3O12 Family of Materials. Solids 2021, 2, 87-107. https://doi.org/10.3390/solids2010005
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Liu H, Sun W, Zhang Z, Lovings L, Lind C. Thermal Expansion Behavior in the A2M3O12 Family of Materials. Solids. 2021; 2(1):87-107. https://doi.org/10.3390/solids2010005
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Hongfei, Weikang Sun, Zhiping Zhang, La’Nese Lovings, and Cora Lind. 2021. "Thermal Expansion Behavior in the A2M3O12 Family of Materials" Solids 2, no. 1: 87-107. https://doi.org/10.3390/solids2010005
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