When material goes quantum, electrons slow down and form a crystal.
The shifting, scintillating pattern you can see when you stack two slightly misaligned window screens is called moire.
A similar interference effect occurs when scientists stack two-dimensional crystals with mismatched atomic spacings.
Moire superlattices display exotic physical properties that are absent in the layers that make up the patterns.
These properties are rooted in the quantum nature of electrons.
Researchers have discovered a new property in the moire superlattices formed in crystals made of tungsten diselenide /tungsten disulfide(WSe2/WS2).
In these two-dimensional crystals, the interactions between electrons become so strong that electrons “freeze” and form an ordered array.
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WSe2/WS2 moire superlattices turn out to be an optimal playground for tuning the interactions between electrons.
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