Mechanically interlocked architecture aids an ultra-stiff and ultra-hard elastically bendable cocrystal
Molecular crystals are typically less stiff than metals or ceramics. Here the authors report an organic elastically bendable co-crystal with stiffness comparable to low-density metals, hardness similar to stainless steel and reveal the molecular mechanism which lead to these mechanical properties.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-08-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11657-0 |