Charge fractionalisation observed spectroscopically (IMAGE)
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Electrons whizzing through the kagome metal Fe3Sn2 are influenced by the proximity of a flat band (shown by the reflection of the top ball on a flat surface). This causes the electronic charge to be fractionalised, or split (shown here by the appearance of the lower ball). Researchers have now observed this effect spectroscopically. (Image: Paul Scherrer Institute / Sandy Ekahana)
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Image: Paul Scherrer Institute / Sandy Ekahana
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