Magic Angle Bilayer Graphene (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Magic Angle Bilayer Graphene

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When the two layers of bilayer graphene are twisted relative to each other by 1.1 degrees -- dubbed the "magic angle" -- electrons behave in a strange and extraordinary way, suddenly moving more than 100 times more slowly. The effect was first theorized by University of Texas at Austin physics professor Allan MacDonald and postdoctoral researcher Rafi Bistritzer. Illustration credit: David Steadman/University of Texas at Austin.

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David Steadman/University of Texas at Austin

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