Category: Quantum Physics
A new ‘spin’ on ergodicity breaking
The researchers studied a C60 molecule, also called a buckyball, to understand how it could break ergodicity. Credit: Steven Burrows/Jun Ye and David Nesbitt In a recent Science paper, researchers…
Scientists identify mechanism that explains the characteristic properties of ‘strange metals’
A new theory explains the unusual behavior of strange metals, considered one of the greatest open challenges in condensed matter physics. The theory is based on two properties of strange…
Study discovers pairing of electrons in artificial atoms, a quantum state predicted more than 50 years ago
3D view of some of the structures built atom-by-atom from silver (small hillocks). A rectangular and a circular electron cage are seen in the top left quarter of the image.…
Visualizing the microscopic phases of magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene
Scanning tunneling microscopy images of twisted bilayer graphene, which show the graphene atomic lattice (left panel) and the magic-angle graphene moiré superlattice (right panel). Credit: Kevin Nuckolls, Yazdani Group, Princeton…
Switching ‘spin’ on and off (and up and down) in quantum materials at room temperature
Illustration of electron spin in a quantum material. Credit: Sebastian Gorgon Researchers have found a way to control the interaction of light and quantum ‘spin’ in organic semiconductors, that works…
Researchers develop a unique quantum mechanical approach to determining metal ductility
The team found that higher (increased) charge activity is responsible for improved ductility in body-centered cubic metals. The yellow region, which represents the higher electronic charge in the interstitials (area…
