Giant chiral magnetoelectric oscillations (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Giant chiral magnetoelectric oscillations

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When researchers irradiate a thin layer of nickel iodide with an ultrafast laser pulse, corkscrew-shaped features called “chiral helical magnetoelectric oscillations” arise. These features could be useful for a range of applications, including fast, compact computer memories.

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