Long-Sought Magnetic Mechanism Observed in Exotic Hybrid Materials
Monday, April 13, 2015 - 09:00
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.