Category: Quantum Physics
Scientists reveal role of neighboring adsorbates and quantum tunneling in surface diffusion of hydrogen atoms
Quantum tunneling of hydrogen on graphene surface (left) and comparison of diffusion coefficients in classical and quantum processes (right). Credit: Yang Yong A research group led by Prof. Yang Yong…
Multiparticle nanostructures for building better quantum technologies
The illustration shows a red laser beam exciting plasmonic waves on the surface of a metallic (gold) nanostructure. These are then scattered by the slit to produce multiparticle systems with…
Scientists make nanoparticles dance to unravel quantum limits
Two optically trapped nanoparticles are coupled together by photons bouncing back and forth between mirrors. Credit: The University of Manchester The question of where the boundary between classical and quantum…
Controlling cooperative electronic states in kagome metals
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a hexagonal-shaped microstructure fabricated via focused-ion-beam (FIB) technique. The symmetric nature of the device enables a detailed exploration of electronic symmetry in Kagome metals.…
A possible way to probe the minimum length using atomic systems
Schematics of quantum tunneling across single barrier (upper panel) and double barriers (lower panel) at the presence of RT, where the inter-barrier spacing wn varies with a step of not…
A promising leap towards computers with light-speed capabilities
The team’s reprogrammable light-based processor. Credit: Will Wright, RMIT University Scientists have created a reprogrammable light-based processor, a world-first, that they say could usher in a new era of quantum…
Researchers discover tunable room-temperature nonlinear Hall effect in bismuth thin films
Non-linear Hall effect in bismuth thin films can be controlled by the geometry of the microfabricated arc-shaped channels. Credit: B. Schröder/ HZDR A research team from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)…
