Animation
As this animation shows, polaronic distortions start very small and rapidly expand outward in all directions to a diameter of...
![Animation of polaronic distortions expanding in an atomic lattice](/sites/default/files/polaron_expansion_anim_final.gif)
Illustration
An illustration shows polarons – fleeting distortions in a material’s atomic lattice ––in a promising next-generation energy material, lead hybrid perovskite.
![Polarons, bubbles of distortion in a perovskite lattice.](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/polaron_artwork_final_la_crop_0.jpg?h=425c9a1d&itok=ZjQN4btG)
News Feature
VIA Stanford News
Stanford physicist’s quest for the perfect keys to unlock the mysteries of superconductivity
![Portrait of Stanford and SLAC Professor Z-X Shen](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2020_0224_Z_X_Shen_Portrait_Orrell-7123%20websize.jpeg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=w81hhcqs)
News Feature
VIA Stanford Energy
New battery electrolyte may boost the performance of electric vehicles
![Photo of vials containing new electrolyte for lithium metal batteries](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/LithiumMetal1%20new%20and%20old%20electrolytes.jpg?h=96a96008&itok=zK4TjeNH)
![Scientist holding diamondoid molecule moldels](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/diamonds1-small.jpg?h=3873714b&itok=L4gXzUEN)