If you picture an electron breaking free from a solid, the process seems simple. Give it enough energy, and it should blast ...

A team of researchers from TU Wien has shed new light on the behavior of electrons fleeing a solid material. Their research ...

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In a discovery that brings a legendary quantum theory to life, physicists at Princeton University have directly observed Hofstadter’s butterfly — a fractal pattern in electron energy levels that was ...

This artist's rendition illustrates the electron energy levels in graphene as revealed by a unique NIST instrument. Because of graphene’s properties, an electron in any given energy level (the wide, ...

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This schematic illustrates how regulating electron spin states through six key strategies—including defect engineering, valence modulation, and magnetic field application—can optimize catalytic ...

Super short X-ray pulses help scientists study materials at the atomic level. Researchers found that certain lasing effects ...