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​Researchers report a graphene-enabled hybrid state of matter where solids and liquids meet 

​Researchers report a graphene-enabled hybrid state of matter where solids and liquids meet 

A team of researchers from Ulm University and the University of Nottingham have shown that liquid metal nanoparticles on graphene can host a hidden population of stationary atoms, creating a corralled supercooled liquid state that blurs the line between solid and liquid. 

Using graphene as an atomically thin support and Cc/Cs-corrected high‑resolution TEM, they directly imaged platinum, palladium, and gold nanodroplets between 20 and 800 °C and distinguished fast‑moving liquid atoms from atoms pinned at graphene defects.​

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A team of researchers from Ulm University and the University of Nottingham have shown that liquid metal nanoparticles on graphene can host a hidden population of stationary atoms, creating a corralled supercooled liquid state that blurs the line between solid and liquid. Using graphene as an atomically thin support and Cc/Cs-corrected high‑resolution TEM, they directly imaged platinum, palladium, and gold nanodroplets between 20 and 800 °C and distinguished fast‑moving liquid atoms from atoms pinned at graphene defects.​ 

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