Molten-salt synthesis of rare-earth nickelate electronic transition semiconductors at medium high metastability
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2021.114271
Abstract: Abstract The metastable rare-earth nickelates (RENiO3) exhibit exceptional complex electronic phase diagram and widely tunable metal to insulator transition (MIT) properties among the correlated oxide semiconductors. Unlike the synthesis of PrNiO3, NdNiO3, and SmNiO3 at… read more here.
Keywords: salt synthesis; rare earth; metastability; molten salt ... See more keywords
Using hole injection layers for decreased metastability and higher performance in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 devices
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DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110597
Abstract: Abstract Modifications to the buffer structure in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) solar cells are examined in terms of power conversion efficiency and metastability. Varying amounts of thin hole-injecting layers are introduced at different locations in the CIGS/Zn(O,S)… read more here.
Keywords: metastability; hole injection; performance; metastability higher ... See more keywords
On the attainable metastability of liquids during depressurisation – effect of pre-existing bubbles
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DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2025.10545
Abstract: Abstract The attainable metastability is key to the behaviour of liquids undergoing rapid depressurisation. This tells us how far the liquid can be depressurised, or stretched, before phase change occurs. Previous work on the depressurisation… read more here.
Keywords: metastability; attainable metastability; existing bubbles; depressurisation ... See more keywords
Tuning Stopper Size in Multiresponsive [2]Rotaxanes for Fluoride Anion Selective Metastability.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c02544
Abstract: [23]Crown-7-ether incorporated [2]rotaxanes, comprising an anthracene blocker and 4-isopropylphenyl/cyclohexyl end groups, exhibited varying degrees of metastability with a range of chemical (base, halide anions) and physical (solvent, heat) stimuli. Among halides, fluoride, chloride, and bromide… read more here.
Keywords: tuning stopper; metastability; size multiresponsive; stopper size ... See more keywords
Selective dissolution as a tool for detecting spatial variations in the metastability within lamellar polymer crystals
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58572-1
Abstract: The dissolution of polymer crystals often proceeds at rates varying in time and space. Here, using low molecular weight poly(ethylene oxide) as a model polymer, we exploit step-wise selective dissolution for unveiling how spatial variations… read more here.
Keywords: lamellar polymer; polymer crystals; dissolution; metastability ... See more keywords
Observation of metastability in open quantum dynamics of a solid-state system
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-64772-6
Abstract: Metastability is a ubiquitous phenomenon in nonequilibrium physics and classical stochastic dynamics. It arises when the system dynamics settles in long-lived states before eventually decaying to true equilibria. Remarkably, it has been predicted that quantum… read more here.
Keywords: open quantum; nuclear spin; metastability; quantum dynamics ... See more keywords
Optically induced metastability in Cu(In,Ga)Se2
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-14344-6
Abstract: Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) is presently the most efficient thin-film photovoltaic technology with efficiencies exceeding 22%. An important factor impacting the efficiency is metastability, where material changes occur over timescales of up to weeks during light exposure.… read more here.
Keywords: optically induced; induced metastability; metastability; divacancy model ... See more keywords
Disrupted global metastability and static and dynamic brain connectivity across individuals in the Alzheimer’s disease continuum
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DOI: 10.1038/srep40268
Abstract: As findings on the neuropathological and behavioral components of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) continue to accrue, converging evidence suggests that macroscale brain functional disruptions may mediate their association. Recent developments on theoretical neuroscience indicate that instantaneous… read more here.
Keywords: alzheimer disease; static dynamic; metastability; brain ... See more keywords
Metastability-assisted fatigue behavior in a friction stir processed dual-phase high entropy alloy
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DOI: 10.1080/21663831.2018.1523240
Abstract: ABSTRACT Metastability-based high entropy alloy design opens a new strategic path for designing high-strength materials. However, high strength is always coupled with poor damage tolerance under cyclic loading conditions (fatigue). To overcome this drawback, here… read more here.
Keywords: phase; entropy alloy; fatigue behavior; friction stir ... See more keywords
Decoding deformation-induced phase transformation in a high entropy alloy via nanoindentation pop-in phenomenon
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DOI: 10.1080/21663831.2025.2476172
Abstract: Three high-entropy alloys (HEAs) exhibiting austenite-to-martensite (γ→ϵ) transformation with composition-dependent metastability variation were nanoindented. The incipient γ→ϵ transformation is elastic stress-induced and occurred via monopartial stacking, resulting in distinctive displacement pop-in phenomenon. The number of… read more here.
Keywords: phase transformation; pop; metastability; transformation ... See more keywords
Higgs near-criticality at future colliders
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.111.115002
Abstract: The so-called metastability bound on the Higgs mass suggests that the smallness of the Higgs mass may be a by-product of the metastability of the electroweak vacuum. A significantly strong bound requires new physics capable… read more here.
Keywords: higgs near; criticality future; future colliders; near criticality ... See more keywords