Wednesday, October 4, 2017

A sea of spinning electrons

10/04/2017 03:19 PM EDT

blue and red cones show the energy and momentum of surface electrons in a 3D topological insulator

Picture two schools of fish swimming in clockwise and counterclockwise circles. It's enough to make your head spin, and now scientists at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and the University of Florida have discovered the "chiral spin mode"--a sea of electrons spinning in opposing circles.


Full story at https://news.rutgers.edu/sea-spinning-electrons/20171001#.WdMKgmeoupo

Source
Rutgers University


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