Artist's depiction of electron spins in the ytterbium crystal lattice (formula YbMgGaO4) at different phases of the experiment that detected strong signs of an observable quantum spin liquid appearing at near absolute zero. Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory / Jill Hemman

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College of Sciences, News Room, Research Horizons

Categories

Research, Physics and Physical Sciences

Keywords

quantum spin liquid, ytterbium crystal, YbMgGaO4, spooky action, entanglement at a distance, Martin Mourigal

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• Created By: Ben Brumfield
• Workflow Status: Published
• Created On: Dec 5, 2016 - 11:04am
• Last Updated: Dec 5, 2016 - 11:04am