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Chemistry

Antimony’s binding properties provide insight into phase change materials

Diagram of the crystal structure of antimony in the stable alpha phase. Credit: Franziska Zahn, University of Leipzig A new study that provides unprecedented insight into the chemical bonding of antimony could have a major impact on materials research. The collaboration between scientists at the University of Leipzig, RWTH Aachen University and the DESY synchrotron in Hamburg combined experimental measurements…