MIT researchers show silicon can be made to melt in reverse
Material that shows melting while cooling could lead to applications in solar cells, other devices
06-Aug-2010 -
Like an ice cube on a warm day, most materials melt — that is, change from a solid to a liquid state — as they get warmer. But a few oddball materials do the reverse: They melt as they get cooler. Now a team of researchers at MIT has found that silicon, the most widely used material for computer ...
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