Artistic visualization of a crystalline rod made of the semimetal ZrTe5. There is a heat gradient from one end to the other. In its center, giant oscillations in its heat conduction are toggled by the magnetic field. (IMAGE)

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

Artistic visualization of a crystalline rod made of the semimetal ZrTe5. There is a heat gradient from one end to the other. In its center, giant oscillations in its heat conduction are toggled by the magnetic field.

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Artistic visualization of a crystalline rod made of the semimetal ZrTe5. There is a heat gradient from one end to the other. In its center, giant oscillations in its heat conduction are toggled by the magnetic field, which is generated by the electromagnet below.

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