c/physics · by fossilesque@mander.xyz · 2yPhysicists trap electrons in a 3D crystal for the first time https://news.mit.edu/2023/physicists-trap-electrons-3d-crystal-first-time-110825 points · 4 comments · view on lemmy.world
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Cicraft@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Silly electron just get out as per usual
Mechaguana@programming.dev · 1 pts · 2y
Trapped in a crystal? How do you even make a crystal like this
jopepa@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Very small rocks … with some kind of tiny furnace, bitty crucible, and naturally a wee glass blower.
galilette@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 2y
"Trapping electrons in a crystal" is such a nonsensical way of conveying the idea of a flat band. Most isolated crystals trap all the electrons they have inside of them, or else the world will be full of free roaming electrons!