Negative thermal expansion
(重定向自Thermal contraction)
Negative thermal expansion is a physicochemical process in which some materials contract upon heating rather than expand as most materials do. Materials which undergo this unusual process have a range of potential engineering, photonic, electronic, and structural applications. For example, if one were to mix a negative thermal expansion material with a "normal" material which expands on heating, it could be possible to make a zero expansion composite material.