Hexatic Phase in Covalent Two-Dimensional Silver Iodide

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Hauptverfasser: Bui, Thuy An, Lamprecht, David, Madsen, Jacob, Kurpas, Marcin, Kotrusz, Peter, Markevich, Alexander, Mangler, Clemens, Kotakoski, Jani, Filipovic, Lado, Meyer, Jannik C., Pennycook, Timothy J., Skakalova, Viera, Mustonen, Kimmo
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author Bui, Thuy An
Lamprecht, David
Madsen, Jacob
Kurpas, Marcin
Kotrusz, Peter
Markevich, Alexander
Mangler, Clemens
Kotakoski, Jani
Filipovic, Lado
Meyer, Jannik C.
Pennycook, Timothy J.
Skakalova, Viera
Mustonen, Kimmo
author_facet Bui, Thuy An
Lamprecht, David
Madsen, Jacob
Kurpas, Marcin
Kotrusz, Peter
Markevich, Alexander
Mangler, Clemens
Kotakoski, Jani
Filipovic, Lado
Meyer, Jannik C.
Pennycook, Timothy J.
Skakalova, Viera
Mustonen, Kimmo
contents According to the Kosterlitz-Thouless-Halperin-Nelson-Young (KTHNY) theory, the transition from a solid to liquid in two dimensions proceeds through an orientationally ordered liquid-like hexatic phase. However, alternative mixed melting scenarios, in which melting proceeds through the hexatic phase with both continuous and discontinuous transitions, have also been observed in some two-dimensional systems. In this study, we imaged silver iodide embedded in multilayer graphene using time- and temperature-resolved in situ atomic-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy and nanobeam electron diffraction. We observed the hexatic phase and provide evidence supporting a mixed melting scenario.
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spellingShingle Hexatic Phase in Covalent Two-Dimensional Silver Iodide
Bui, Thuy An
Lamprecht, David
Madsen, Jacob
Kurpas, Marcin
Kotrusz, Peter
Markevich, Alexander
Mangler, Clemens
Kotakoski, Jani
Filipovic, Lado
Meyer, Jannik C.
Pennycook, Timothy J.
Skakalova, Viera
Mustonen, Kimmo
Materials Science
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
According to the Kosterlitz-Thouless-Halperin-Nelson-Young (KTHNY) theory, the transition from a solid to liquid in two dimensions proceeds through an orientationally ordered liquid-like hexatic phase. However, alternative mixed melting scenarios, in which melting proceeds through the hexatic phase with both continuous and discontinuous transitions, have also been observed in some two-dimensional systems. In this study, we imaged silver iodide embedded in multilayer graphene using time- and temperature-resolved in situ atomic-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy and nanobeam electron diffraction. We observed the hexatic phase and provide evidence supporting a mixed melting scenario.
title Hexatic Phase in Covalent Two-Dimensional Silver Iodide
topic Materials Science
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.05759