New Advanced Electron Microscopy to Discover New Quantum Materials
At a Glance
Section titled āAt a Glanceā| Metadata | Details |
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| Publication Date | 2019-08-01 |
| Journal | Microscopy and Microanalysis |
| Authors | David C. Bell, C. Ozsoy-Keskinbora, Felix VonCube, J. G. Checkelsky, Robert M. Westervelt |
| Institutions | IIT@MIT, Harvard University |
Abstract
Section titled āAbstractāThe discovery of extraordinary new quantum materials with striking properties has caused great excitement, and promises to transform signal processing and computation.We have performed integrated research on three materials (1) Graphene (G) -electrons that move as massless particles at a constant speed; (2) Topological Insulators (TI) -mobile surface electrons with spins fixed to the direction of motion; and (3) Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) Centers in Diamond -a single spin stores a bit of quantum information.Remarkably, the quantum phenomena displayed by these materials persists at room temperature, changing the rules for signal processing and computation and opening the way for quantum electronics.