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Photoexcitation flips 2D moiré devices from metals to insulators in ultrafast test

Quantum materials, materials with properties that are governed by the laws of quantum mechanics describing many-body interactions, have proved promising for the development of various advanced technologies. Many of these materials undergo so-called phase transitions, switching between different phys...

Photoexcitation flips 2D moiré devices from metals to insulators in ultrafast test
Image: Phys.org
Quantum materials, materials with properties that are governed by the laws of quantum mechanics describing many-body interactions, have proved promising for the development of various advanced technologies. Many of these materials undergo so-called phase transitions, switching between different physical states that alter how electrons flow through them.

Originally published at Phys.org

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