Theory uncovers the formation process and dynamics of atomic-scale defects for generating and controlling qubits for quantum computers and sensors.
Electric fields in a crystal of Ni2Mo3O8 create spin excitons and elusive magnetic order.
For the first time, researchers discovered magnetic order at high temperature in a metal widely used by the electronics industry.
In the unusual world of quantum materials, metals can guide light in their interiors instead of merely reflecting it.
Opposing teams of water-loving and oil-loving molecules separate metals called lanthanides that are important in developing clean energy technologies.
Scientists can now verify theoretical predictions using one-dimensional compositions grown in-situ at a synchrotron spectroscopy station.
X-rays penetrate a working electrode to determine the structure and chemistry in play when water enters the electrochemically active layers.
Scientists use a common engineering approach to enhance the superconductivity and induce ferroelectricity in the quantum material strontium titanate.
Three-dimensional superconducting electrons choose to cross over to a flatter alternate dimension.
Experiments examine atomic disorder and dynamics that could explain beneficial optical properties.
X-ray imaging shows that selectively etching surface nickel from a nickel-platinum alloy leaves a chemically active platinum coating.
Trapping electrons with atomic vibrations has the potential to tune behavior in a quantum material.
