Interstitials and other localized defects in flat crystals are stable, yet interstitials in curved crystals can instead fractionalize. This observation should lead to a more general understanding of how to tailor defects in both classical and quantum crystalline systems.
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Reichhardt, C., Reichhardt, C. Breaking up in a curved plane. Nature Mater 11, 912–913 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat3475
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