This may arise when atoms' electron clouds overlap significantly, he said. "They touch when the electron orbitals of one atom ...

When atoms are put together to form a three-dimensional substance, the properties of the substance are governed by how quantum clouds of electrons, the orbitals, move around and interact with each ...

In a paper recently published in Chinese Physics Letters, a research team from Peking University report their latest ...

Atomic-scale imaging reveals that chalcogen atoms play a crucial role in Cooper pairing in Fe-based superconductors, offering new insights into high-Tc superconductivity mechanisms. Superconductivity ...

The willingness of the 4f orbitals of lanthanide metals to participate in chemical reactions is as rare as their presence in ...