Collapsing energy bands to explore their geometric structure Date: June 1, 2016 Source: Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics Summary: Researchers have devised a straightforward method to probe ...

A team of UConn College of Engineering (CoE) researchers have achieved a major milestone in the field of phononics with the first experimental demonstration of an all-flat phononic band structure ...

Why is it that atoms have well-defined energy states, but large collections of atoms have broad energy bands? It all has to do with Schrodinger's cat, and the physics of fenced-in dogs.

A team of researchers has developed a novel method for using cholesteric liquid crystals in optical microcavities. The ...

Ultrahigh energy density transition-metal-free cathodes designed by band structure engineering Peer-Reviewed Publication. Science China Press ...

Posted: Jan 04, 2017: Study picks up large spontaneous spin splitting in the energy band structure (Nanowerk News) A research group at the University of Tokyo succeeded in observing ferromagnetism ...

Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) is an important laser-based method for studying the electronic band structure of solid materials. Photons with enough energy to eject electrons from a ...

As the diameter of the nanowire increased, they found the transition energy (the measured energy gap between the conduction and valence bands) decreased. The researchers explained the result as being ...

Posted: Jun 01, 2016: Collapsing energy bands to explore their geometric structure (Nanowerk News) The geometry and topology of electronic states in solids plays a central role in a wide range of ...