'Magic' angle graphene and the creation of unexpected topological quantum states

Date 14th, Dec 2020
Source Nanowerk - Nanotechnology Websites

DESCRIPTION

Electrons inhabit a strange and topsy-turvy world. These infinitesimally small particles have never ceased to amaze and mystify despite the more than a century that scientists have studied them. Now, in an even more amazing twist, physicists have discovered that, under certain conditions, interacting electrons can create what are called 'topological quantum states'.