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Condensed Matter Jan 29, 2024

Room-temperature long-range ferromagnetic order realized in a confined molecular monolayer

How can we manipulate intermolecular exchange interaction to achieve long-range spin ordering? The answer to this question is of great importance in understanding and modulating magnetic behavior at the microscopic scale ...

Nanophysics Jan 17, 2024

Chemists create the first 2D heavy fermion with heavier-than-normal electrons

Researchers at Columbia University have successfully synthesized the first 2D heavy fermion material. They introduce the new material, a layered intermetallic crystal composed of cerium, silicon, and iodine (CeSiI), in a ...

Condensed Matter Nov 15, 2023

Riddle of the Kondo effect solved with an artificial atom and a 1D wire

A team of physicists at the University of Cologne has solved a long-standing problem of condensed matter physics: they have directly observed the Kondo effect (the re-grouping of electrons in a metal caused by magnetic impurities) ...

Condensed Matter Oct 27, 2023

Scientists demonstrate electric control of atomic spin transitions

A new study published in Nature Communications delves into the manipulation of atomic-scale spin transitions using an external voltage, shedding light on the practical implementation of spin control at the nanoscale for quantum ...

Analytical Chemistry Oct 27, 2023

Chemists synthesize doubly anti-aromatic C16 carbon allotrope

A combined team of chemists from Oxford University, and IBM Research Europe-Zürich has successfully synthesized a doubly anti-aromatic C16 carbon allotrope. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes ...

Quantum Physics Oct 26, 2023

The 'spinaron': New quantum effect challenges the long-held Kondo effect

For the first time, experimental physicists from the Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat have demonstrated a new quantum effect aptly named the "spinaron." In a meticulously controlled environment and using an ...

Nanophysics Oct 11, 2023

Scientists discover 'flipping' layers in heterostructures cause changes in their properties

Transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) semiconductors are special materials that have long fascinated researchers with their unique properties. For one, they are flat, one-atom-thick two-dimensional (2D) materials similar ...

General Physics Oct 5, 2023

A new qubit platform is created atom by atom

Researchers at the IBS Center for Quantum Nanoscience (QNS) at Ewha Womans University have accomplished a groundbreaking step forward in quantum information science. In partnership with teams from Japan, Spain, and the US, ...

Condensed Matter Oct 5, 2023

Researchers find a new quantum ruler to explore exotic matter

A single-atom-thick sheet of carbon known as graphene has remarkable properties on its own, but things can get even more interesting when you stack up multiple sheets.

Superconductivity Sep 20, 2023

Researchers advance topological superconductors for quantum computing

Quantum computers process information using quantum bits, or qubits, based on fragile, short-lived quantum mechanical states. To make qubits robust and tailor them for applications, researchers from the Department of Energy's ...

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