'Dancing' silicon atoms discovered in graphene

Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 14:00 in Physics & Chemistry

Jumping silicon atoms are the stars of a newly discovered atomic scale ballet. The "dancing" movement of the silicon atoms was caused by the energy transferred to the material from the electron beam of the team's microscope.

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