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Unusual quantum liquid on crystal surface could inspire future electronics


October 24, 2016

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Researchers at Princeton University and The University of Texas at Austin found that electrons, when kept at very low temperatures where their quantum behaviors emerge, can spontaneously begin to travel in elliptical paths on the surface of a crystal of bismuth. The strange elliptical orbits correspond to the electrons being in different "valleys" of possible states created by the crystal. The findings could inform further research on a forward-looking strategy for electronics.Full Story

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