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There is a new player in the quantum physics arena.
Experimental physicists from the Würzburg-Dresden ct.qmat Cluster have demonstrated for the first time a new quantum effect, which they call a "spinaron". In the course of research, it was found that the cobalt atom on the copper surface takes on an unusual state. This discovery casts doubt on the long-term Kondo effect, which has been considered the standard model for the interaction of magnetic materials with metals since the 1980s.
Extreme conditions were created in the Würzburg laboratory under the leadership of Professor Matthias Bode and Dr. Artem Odobesko. Using a scanning tunneling microscope, the researchers found that the magnetic moment of the cobalt atom does not remain static, but is constantly switched, exciting copper electrons. This phenomenon was called the spinaron effect.
Bode compared this state to a rugby ball, which spins and causes the surrounding balls to move in waves. Similarly, copper electrons began to oscillate in response to a change in the magnetic moment of cobalt.
This discovery may have far-reaching implications for "spintronics" - a new direction in electronics that can make IT more environmentally friendly and energy efficient. However, Bode stressed that while the real use of this combination of cobalt and copper in consumer electronics is unlikely.
At the moment, Artem Odobesko and Jülich theorist Samir Lunis are analyzing publications describing the Kondo effect since the 1960s. Lesko suggested that many of them may actually describe the spinaron effect, which could rewrite the history of theoretical quantum physics.
Experimental physicists from the Würzburg-Dresden ct.qmat Cluster have demonstrated for the first time a new quantum effect, which they call a "spinaron". In the course of research, it was found that the cobalt atom on the copper surface takes on an unusual state. This discovery casts doubt on the long-term Kondo effect, which has been considered the standard model for the interaction of magnetic materials with metals since the 1980s.
Extreme conditions were created in the Würzburg laboratory under the leadership of Professor Matthias Bode and Dr. Artem Odobesko. Using a scanning tunneling microscope, the researchers found that the magnetic moment of the cobalt atom does not remain static, but is constantly switched, exciting copper electrons. This phenomenon was called the spinaron effect.
Bode compared this state to a rugby ball, which spins and causes the surrounding balls to move in waves. Similarly, copper electrons began to oscillate in response to a change in the magnetic moment of cobalt.
This discovery may have far-reaching implications for "spintronics" - a new direction in electronics that can make IT more environmentally friendly and energy efficient. However, Bode stressed that while the real use of this combination of cobalt and copper in consumer electronics is unlikely.
At the moment, Artem Odobesko and Jülich theorist Samir Lunis are analyzing publications describing the Kondo effect since the 1960s. Lesko suggested that many of them may actually describe the spinaron effect, which could rewrite the history of theoretical quantum physics.