Heavy Electrons Moving Through CeSiI (IMAGE)

Columbia University

Heavy Electrons Moving Through CeSiI

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Electrons that interact with magnetic spins in heavy fermion materials have a heavier-than-usual effective mass. In addition to being a heavy fermion, CeSiI is a van der Waals crystal that can be peeled into atom-thin layers. 

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Nicoletta Barolini, Columbia University

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