Dancing electrons solve a longstanding puzzle in the oldest magnetic material

Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 17:30 in Physics & Chemistry

Magnetite is the oldest magnetic material known to humans, yet researchers are still mystified by certain aspects of its properties. For example, when the temperature is lowered below 125 kelvins, magnetite changes from a metal to an insulator, its atoms shift to a new lattice structure, and its charges form a complicated ordered pattern. This […]

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