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Quantum Hall effect 'reincarnated' in 3D topological materials: 2D order protects several entangled states that could be used in quantum computing

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Physicists have found surprising evidence of a link between the 2D quantum Hall effect and 3D topological materials that could be used in quantum computing.

May 18, 2020

Quantum hall effect 'reincarnated' in 3-D topological materials

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U.S. and German physicists have found surprising evidence that one of the most famous phenomena in modern physics—the quantum Hall effect—is "reincarnated" in topological superconductors that could be used to build fault-tolerant quantum...

May 18, 2020

Highly efficient charge-to-spin interconversion in graphene heterostructures

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Physicists described a route to design the energy-efficient generation, manipulation and detection of spin currents using nonmagnetic two-dimensional materials. The research team observed highly efficient charge-to-spin interconversion via the gat...

May 18, 2020

Graphene-reinforced carbon fiber may lead to affordable, stronger car materials

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A new way of creating carbon fibers -- which are typically expensive to make -- could one day lead to using these lightweight, high-strength materials to improve safety and reduce the cost of producing cars, according to a team of researchers. Usi...

May 18, 2020

Graphene-reinforced carbon fiber may lead to affordable, stronger car materials

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A new way of creating carbon fibers—which are typically expensive to make—could one day lead to using these lightweight, high-strength materials to improve safety and reduce the cost of producing cars, according to a team of researchers. Using a m...

May 18, 2020

Quantum Hall effect 'reincarnated' in 3D topological materials

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2D order protects several entangled states that could be used in quantum computing.

May 18, 2020

Graphene-reinforced carbon fiber may lead to affordable, stronger car materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new way of creating carbon fibers -- which are typically expensive to make -- could one day lead to using these lightweight, high-strength materials to improve safety and reduce the cost of producing cars.

May 18, 2020

Superconductors with 'zeitgeist' – when materials differentiate between the past and the future

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Physicists at TU Dresden have discovered spontaneous static magnetic fields with broken time-reversal symmetry in a class of iron-based superconductors. This exceptional property calls for new theoretical models and may become important in quantum...

May 18, 2020

Physicists develop world's best quantum bits

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A team of researchers at UCLA has set a new record for preparing and measuring the quantum bits, or qubits, inside of a quantum computer without error. The techniques they have developed make it easier to build quantum computers that outperform cl...

May 18, 2020

A theoretical boost to nano-scale devices: Researchers calculate the quasi-Fermi levels in molecular junctions applying an initio approach. -

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Researchers have developed a new approach to the underlying physics of semiconductors. They calculated the quasi-Fermi levels in molecular junctions applying an ab initio approach.

May 18, 2020

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