Condensed Matter & Materials Physics
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Seebeck Effect
The direct conversion of a temperature gradient into an electrical voltage across a conductor or semiconductor.
Condensed Matter & Materials PhysicsSemiconductor
A class of crystalline solids possessing electrical conductivity between that of conductors and insulators, controllable by temperature…
Condensed Matter & Materials PhysicsShape Memory Alloys
A class of smart metallic alloys that can be deformed when cold, but return to their original pre-deformed shape when heated above a…
Condensed Matter & Materials PhysicsSpin Glass
A disordered magnetic state characterized by random, competing ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions that freeze atomic spins…
Condensed Matter & Materials PhysicsSuperalloys
High-performance metallic alloys engineered to maintain exceptional mechanical strength, creep resistance, and oxidation resistance at high…
Condensed Matter & Materials PhysicsSuperconductivity
A macroscopic quantum state of matter where certain materials exhibit exactly zero electrical DC resistance and complete expulsion of…
Condensed Matter & Materials PhysicsSuperfluidity
A macroscopic quantum state of matter where a fluid flows with exactly zero viscosity and zero kinetic entropy.
Condensed Matter & Materials PhysicsSurface Energy
The excess thermodynamic energy at the surface of a material relative to its interior bulk, caused by disrupted, incomplete atomic bonds.