A ferroelastic molecular rotor crystal showing inverse temperature symmetry breaking
Le‐Ping Miao, Lin-Lin Chu, Xiang‐Bin Han, Bei‐Dou Liang, Chao‐Yang Chai, Chang‐Chun Fan, Xiao‐Xu Wang, Ye‐Feng Yao, Wen Zhang
Abstract
A molecular rotor crystal shows a ferroelastic phase transition with unique inverse temperature symmetry breaking which is a result of concerted molecular movement triggered by anisotropic steric repulsion among adjacent molecules.
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Crystal (programming language)AnisotropySymmetry (geometry)Rotor (electric)InverseSymmetry breakingSteric effectsCondensed matter physicsPhase transitionMoleculeMolecular motorMolecular symmetryPhase (matter)Materials scienceChemical physicsPhysicsChemistryStereochemistryQuantum mechanicsNanotechnologyGeometryMathematicsComputer scienceProgramming languageSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallographyCrystallography and molecular interactionsOrganic and Molecular Conductors Research