单词 | Peierls |
释义 | Peierls/ˈpʌɪəːlz/Physics and Materials Sci. noun 1Used attributive with reference to the resistance to the movement of a dislocation along a slip plane arising from the periodic nature of the crystal lattice, as Peierls barrier, Peierls force, Peierls potential, Peierls stress.
2Used attributive with reference to a spatially periodic distortion of a linear chain of atoms or molecules in certain solids, adduced to explain an observed change from a conducting to a semiconducting or insulating state at low temperatures; especially in Peierls distortion, Peierls transition. Origin1950s. From the name of Sir Rudolf Peierls, German-born British physicist, who described the distortion in Quantum Theory of Solids 108. |
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