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science2 years ago

New Bosonic State of Matter Uncovered in Quantum World

Physicists at UC Santa Barbara have discovered a breakthrough material made of bosons, a less explored realm of particle physics. By overlapping lattices of tungsten diselenide and tungsten disulfide in a twisted configuration, they created a highly ordered crystal of bosonic particles called excitons, resulting in a new state of matter termed a "bosonic correlated insulator."

Breakthrough Discovery: Scientists Create Exotic New State of Matter from Subatomic Particles
science-and-technology2 years ago

Breakthrough Discovery: Scientists Create Exotic New State of Matter from Subatomic Particles

Scientists have created a new state of matter called bosonic correlated insulator, which is made up of subatomic particles. The material is a lattice-shaped pattern formed from a layer of two different types of subatomic particles: bosons and fermions. The new material doesn't have any practical uses yet, but it helps scientists understand how the universe is put together. The discovery could lead to finding more materials like this in the future.

"New Exotic State of Matter Discovered through Subatomic Particle Compression"
science2 years ago

"New Exotic State of Matter Discovered through Subatomic Particle Compression"

Physicists have discovered a new state of matter called a "bosonic correlated insulator," which takes the form of a highly ordered crystal of subatomic particles. The discovery could lead to the creation of many new types of exotic materials made from condensed matter. The researchers used a lattice of tungsten disulfide and tungsten diselenide to create the new state of matter by pushing excitons together until they were so densely packed that they could no longer move. This is the first time this new state of matter has been created in a "real" matter system, providing new insight into the behavior of bosons.

Exotic bosonic material discovered by physicists.
science2 years ago

Exotic bosonic material discovered by physicists.

Physicists at UC Santa Barbara have discovered a new state of matter, a bosonic correlated insulator, by creating a highly ordered crystal of bosonic particles called excitons in a moiré pattern of lattices of tungsten diselenide and tungsten disulfide. This is the first time such a material has been created in a "real" matter system. The researchers' moiré platform and pump-probe spectroscopy could become an important means for creating and investigating bosonic materials, opening more windows into the world of condensed matter with new bosonic materials.