A glassy look for manganites: Scientists observe glass-like behavior in electron-spins of PCMO crystals
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 08:01
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers have discovered a glass-like re-ordering of electron-spin states as manganite crystals recovered from a photo-excited conductor state back to an insulator state. The discovery holds promise for future ultrafast electronic switching and memory devices.