Critical Roles of Impurities and Imperfections in Various Phases of Materials
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In many materials, impurities and imperfections play a critical role on the physical and chemical properties. In the present review, some examples of such materials are discussed. A bulk nanobubble (an ultrafine bubble) is stabilized against dissolution by hydrophobic impurities attached to the bubble surface. An acoustic cavitation threshold in various liquids decreases significantly by the presence of impurities such as solid particles, etc. The strength of brittle ceramics is determined by the size and number of pre-existing microcracks (imperfections) in the specimen. The size effect of a BaTiO3 nanocrystal is influenced by the amount and species of adsorbates (impurities) on its surface as adsorbate-induced charge-screening changes the free energy. The dielectric constant of an assembly of BaTiO3 nanocubes is influenced by a small tilt angle (imperfection) between two attached nanocubes, which induces strain inside a nanocube, and is also influenced by the spatial strain–relaxation due to defects and dislocations (imperfections), resulting in flexoelectric polarization.Keywords
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