How a tetrahedral substance can be more symmetrical than a spherical atom: A new type of symmetry

Date 18th, Sep 2018
Source chemeurope.com - Scientific News Websites

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Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have theoretically demonstrated that special tetrahedron nanostructures composed of certain metals have a higher degree of symmetry than the geometrical symmetry of spherical atoms. Nanomaterials with unique and unprecedented electrical and magnetic proper...