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"MIT Physicists Discover Pencil Lead's Electronic Potential"
science-and-technology2 years ago

"MIT Physicists Discover Pencil Lead's Electronic Potential"

MIT physicists have discovered unique properties in graphite by stacking five graphene layers in a specific order, creating a material called pentalayer rhombohedral stacked graphene. This material can exhibit insulating, magnetic, or topological characteristics, which were previously unseen in natural graphite. The researchers used innovative nanoscale microscopy techniques to isolate and study this material, marking a significant advancement in material physics.

Discovery of a 'Demon' Plasmon Unveils Secrets of Superconductors
physics2 years ago

Discovery of a 'Demon' Plasmon Unveils Secrets of Superconductors

Physicists have accidentally discovered Pines' Demon, a quantum phenomenon predicted in 1956, in the material strontium ruthenate. Pines' Demon is a type of plasmon, a discrete unit of waves among rippling electrons, and its discovery in a 3D metal has important implications for material physics. The researchers found this phenomenon while studying the material with electron spectroscopy and believe that further research on multi-band metals could provide insights into the behavior of demons and their role in superconductivity.