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bilayer

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[bahy-ley-er] / ˈbaɪˌleɪ ər /

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. a structure composed of two molecular layers, especially of phospholipids in cellular membranes.


Etymology

Origin of bilayer

First recorded in 1960–65; bi- 1 + layer

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"In contrast, an untwisted bilayer does not exhibit a net external magnetic field, as shown in earlier studies," says Peng.

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In bilayer graphene, the excitonic superfluid and likely supersolid only appear under strong magnetic fields.

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Shuang Wu, a postdoctoral researcher in Zhu's lab, said the lab's previous work used the stretchable heater for continuously bending a bilayer structure.

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"How the interfaces of the bilayer align with each other and through what mechanism they transform into a different configuration is very important," Zhang says.

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"It controls the properties of the entire bilayer system which, in turn, affects both its nanoscale and microscopic behavior."

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