Mechanically interlocked architecture aids an ultra-stiff and ultra-hard elastically bendable cocrystal
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11657-0
Abstract: Molecular crystals are not known to be as stiff as metals, composites and ceramics. Here we report an exceptional mechanical stiffness and high hardness in a known elastically bendable organic cocrystal [caffeine (CAF), 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoic acid… read more here.
Keywords: mechanically interlocked; architecture aids; interlocked architecture; elastically bendable ... See more keywords