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Schematic of local vibrational modes responsible for negative thermal expansion: (a) single-atom and (b) diatomic linkages. The larger (blue) circles represent heavy (usually metal) atoms, whereas the smaller (orange) circles represent light atoms such as carbon, nitrogen, or oxygen.
