Well, the electrons are forming a new quantum state where they move as if they were fractional particles rather than whole ...

In a first, physicists have directly seen Hofstadter’s butterfly—a long-sought-after fractal in the quantum realm ...

If one side of a conducting or semiconducting material is heated while the other remains cool, charge carriers move from the ...

A simple lab mistake revealed the elusive quantum butterfly, confirming a 50-year-old theory in an unexpected graphene ...

Researchers have created a bilayer metasurface made of two stacked layers of titanium dioxide nanostructures, opening new possibilities for structuring light.

Scientists at Princeton University have made a groundbreaking discovery in quantum materials, revealing that electron energy levels in certain systems follow a fractal pattern known as Hofstadter’s ...

Superconductivity: The discovery of superconductivity in twisted bilayer graphene was a game changer. Superconductivity, a state in which materials conduct electricity without resistance, typically ...

Schematics of the BLG-based QD device and research methods. (Image by USTC) Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...

Illustration of a moiré pattern that emerges upon stacking and rotating two sheets of bilayer graphene. Correlated electronic states with magnetic ordering emerge in twisted double bilayer graphene ...