For the homogeneous Heisenberg chain, the researchers used the nanographene molecule Olympicen, which consists of five carbon rings. In 2024, Empa researchers and their partners successfully for the ...

The path toward realizing practical quantum technologies begins with understanding the fundamental physics that govern quantum behavior — and how those phenomena can be harnessed in real materials. In ...

Quantum mechanical effects are known to be easily disrupted by disturbances from the surrounding environment, commonly ...

The study of quantum spin chains and integrable systems has emerged as a cornerstone of contemporary theoretical physics. These systems are characterised by arrays of quantum spins interacting in one ...

In the rapidly evolving field of quantum computing, silicon spin qubits are emerging as a leading candidate for building scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computers. A new review titled ...

In the rapidly evolving field of quantum computing, silicon spin qubits are emerging as a leading candidate for building scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computers. A new review titled ...

Spintronics—a technology that harnesses the electron's magnetic quantum states to carry information—could pave the way for a new generation of ultra-energy-efficient electronics. Yet a major challenge ...

Quantum spin liquids are fascinating states of matter where magnetic spins stay disordered, defying the usual rules of magnetism. Scientists have made an exciting discovery about one such material.

Physicists at Boston University have achieved what amounts to a long-sought benchmark in quantum measurement: detecting the ...

When quantum spins interact, they can produce collective behaviors that defy long-standing expectations. Researchers have now shown that the Kondo effect behaves very differently depending on spin ...