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Electrides

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[ih-lek-tri-deez] / ɪˈlɛk trɪˌdiz /

plural noun

Classical Mythology.

  1. the Amber Islands.

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To achieve this, the Auburn team created innovative material structures called Surface Immobilized Electrides by attaching solvated electron precursors to stable surfaces such as diamond and silicon carbide.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

The study, "Electrides with Tunable Electron Delocalization for Applications in Quantum Computing and Catalysis," was also coauthored by graduate students Andrei Evdokimov and Valentina Nesterova.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

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