Breakthrough Results on Layered Perovskites
Breakthrough Results on Layered Perovskites
The results now published pinpoint the spiral magnetic structure of these materials, finally establishing the common origin of its promising magnetic and electric properties up to room temperatures. The experiments were fully conducted at the ILL, using five instruments out of a state-of-the-art suite of over 40, and taking advantage of advanced sample environment technologies.
Researchers Have Found Evidence for Quantum Spin Ice in the Material Ce2Sn2O7
Researchers Have Found Evidence for Quantum Spin Ice in the Material Ce2Sn2O7
By linking theoretical predictions with neutron experiments, researchers have found evidence for quantum spin ice in the material Ce2Sn2O7. Their findings could inspire the technology of tomorrow, such as quantum computers. The results have been published in the journal ‘Nature Physics’.
Diamonds Are Forever—but Not in Nanodevices
Diamonds Are Forever—but Not in Nanodevices
Now, researchers at JILA, led by JILA Fellows and University of Colorado physics professors Margaret Murnane and Henry Kapteyn, along with graduate students Emma Nelson, Theodore Culman, Brendan McBennett, and former JILA postdoctoral researchers Albert Beardo and Joshua Knobloch, have developed a novel microscope that makes examining these materials possible on an unprecedented scale. The team’s work, recently published in Physical Review Applied, introduces a tabletop deep-ultraviolet (DUV) laser that can excite and probe nanoscale transport behaviors in materials such as diamond.
Physicists Discover — and Explain — Unexpected Magnetism in an Atomically Thin Material
Physicists Discover — and Explain — Unexpected Magnetism in an Atomically Thin Material
MIT physicists have created a new ultrathin, two-dimensional material with unusual magnetic properties that initially surprised the researchers before they went on to solve the complicated puzzle behind those properties’ emergence. As a result, the work introduces a new platform for studying how materials behave at the most fundamental level — the world of quantum physics.
New Research Uncovers Exotic Electron Crystal in Graphene
New Research Uncovers Exotic Electron Crystal in Graphene
Researchers from the University of British Columbia, the University of Washington, and Johns Hopkins University have identified a new class of quantum states in a custom-engineered graphene structure. Published today in Nature, the study reports the discovery of topological electronic crystals in twisted bilayer–trilayer graphene, a system created by introducing a precise rotational twist between stacked two-dimensional materials.
Make It Worth Weyl: Engineering the First Semimetallic Weyl Quantum Crystal
Make It Worth Weyl: Engineering the First Semimetallic Weyl Quantum Crystal
An international team of researchers led by the Strong Correlation Quantum Transport Laboratory of the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) has demonstrated, in a world’s first, an ideal Weyl semimetal, marking a breakthrough in a decade-old problem of quantum materials.
German-Canadian Joint PhD Program in Quantum Materials Renewed
German-Canadian Joint PhD Program in Quantum Materials Renewed
On the occasion of the extension of the program, a signing ceremony took place on January 20, 2025. Prof. Benoit-Antoine Bacon, President of UBC, Prof. Peter Middendorf, Rector of the University of Stuttgart, and Prof. Bernhard Keimer, Director of the MPI-FKF, attended the event.
Harnessing Electromagnetic Waves and Quantum Materials to Improve Wireless Communication Technologies
Harnessing Electromagnetic Waves and Quantum Materials to Improve Wireless Communication Technologies
A team of researchers from the University of Ottawa has developed innovative methods to enhance frequency conversion of terahertz (THz) waves in graphene-based structures, unlocking new potential for faster, more efficient technologies in wireless communication and signal processing.
Physicists Discover—and Explain—Unexpected Magnetism in Atomically Thin Material
Physicists Discover—and Explain—Unexpected Magnetism in Atomically Thin Material
MIT physicists have created a new ultrathin, two-dimensional material with unusual magnetic properties that initially surprised them before they went on to solve the complicated puzzle behind those properties’ emergence. As a result, the work introduces a new platform for studying how materials behave at the most fundamental level, the world of quantum physics.
Diamond Continues to Shine: New Properties Discovered in Diamond Semiconductors
Diamond Continues to Shine: New Properties Discovered in Diamond Semiconductors
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have now discovered another interesting property in diamonds with added boron, known as boron-doped diamonds. Their findings could pave the way for new types of biomedical and quantum optical devices—faster, more efficient, and capable of processing information in ways that classical technologies cannot. Their results are published recently in Nature Communications.