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Thermal expansion

Shrinking stuff

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A molecular crystal shows extremely large anisotropic positive and negative thermal expansion.

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  1. Das, D., Jacobs, T. & Barbour, L. J. Exceptionally large positive and negative anisotropic thermal expansion of an organic crystalline material. Nature Mater. 10.1038/nmat2583 (2009).

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  1. Neil Withers
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Withers, N. Shrinking stuff. Nature Chem (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.508

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