First direct imaging of small noble gas clusters at room temperature

Date 11th, Jan 2024
Source ScienceDaily - General News Websites

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Scientists have succeeded in the stabilization and direct imaging of small clusters of noble gas atoms at room temperature. This achievement opens up exciting possibilities for fundamental research in condensed matter physics and applications in quantum information technology. The key to this breakthrough was the confinement of noble gas atoms between two layers of graphene.