Given how many weird compounds they were able to create with ordinary table salt, the team expects that itll be possible to discover and create more new ones by subjecting other materials to high pressures, too. When created, these new materials could have many unusual properties with practical uses. For instance, Na3Cl is a two dimensional metal, made of layers of pure sodium and salt that can conduct electricity. The salt layers act as insulators while the sodium layers act as conductors. Theyve predicted other exotic materials that can be made in large quantities and patented their possible use.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 08:57:58 +0000
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