Quirky response to magnetism presents quantum physics mystery
Thursday, September 10, 2020 - 15:30
in Physics & Chemistry
The search is on to discover new states of matter, and possibly new ways of encoding, manipulating, and transporting information. One goal is to harness materials' quantum properties for communications that go beyond what's possible with conventional electronics. Topological insulators—materials that act mostly as insulators but carry electric current across their surface—provide some tantalizing possibilities.