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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/18678| Title: | Negative thermal expansion |
| Authors: | Grima, Joseph N. Zammit, Victor Gatt, Ruben |
| Keywords: | Expansion (Heat) Materials -- Thermal properties Elasticity |
| Issue Date: | 2006 |
| Publisher: | Malta Chamber of Scientists |
| Citation: | Grima, J. N., Zammit, V., & Gatt, R. (2006). Negative thermal expansion. Xjenza, 11, 17-29. |
| Abstract: | Materials with a negative thermal expansion coefficient contract when heated and expand when cooled. This paper reviews mechanisms of how this unusual property can be achieved at the molecular and macroscopic level. Some applications of this unusual property are also discussed. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/18678 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciChe Scholarly Works - FacSciMet |
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