An element-block is defined as a minimum functional unit composed of heteroatoms. The concept of ‘element-block material’ for designing advanced materials was proposed in 2015. In this review, the ...

Element 112 did not invite a lot of interest when theoretical nuclear physicists predicted the famous island of stable superheavy elements — elements that have a number of nucleons that leads to ...

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