Long-sought magnetic mechanism observed in exotic hybrid materials
Monday, April 13, 2015 - 09:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists have measured a subatomic phenomenon first predicted more than 60 years ago. This so-called van Vleck magnetism is the key to harnessing topological insulators -- hybrid materials that are both conducting and insulating -- and could lead to quantum computers, spintronics, and superior semiconductors.