Ytterbium Crystal UT (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Ytterbium Crystal UT

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The tiny YbMgGaO4 crystal was reproduced by physicists at the University of Tennessee. The crystal, here perched on a stand for testing, appears to be the next extremely rare material to house an equally as rare observable quantum spin liquid.

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Georgia Tech / Martin Mourigal

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