Here we show that more advanced theoretical methods (diffusion quantum Monte Carlo calculations) find the metallic structure to be uncompetitive, and predict a phase diagram in reasonable ...

The diagram shows a simple model of metallic structure. The metal ions are shown as tiny spheres, packed closely together in a regular pattern.

It conducts heat and electricity. It has a lustrous surface. At the atomic heart of metal is a crystalline structure—tightly packed atoms arranged in orderly rows. This feature explores this ...

Most metals are malleable – they can be bent and shaped without breaking. This is because they consist of layers of ions that can slide over one another when the metal is bent, hammered or pressed.

More than ten years ago, researchers at Rice University led by materials scientist Boris Yakobson predicted that boron atoms ...

An intermetallic compound is a compound of specific composition between two metallic species. On a binary phase diagram, regions associated by ... that can occur while maintaining the same crystal ...

It is the unusual structure that makes metallic glass so promising ... and easily bounce back to their original shape after a blow (see Diagram). These materials lack bulky crystalline grains, ...