Wednesday, 14 September 2016

Peculiar metals? Insulator or conductor

The electronic energy states allowed by quantum mechanics determine whether a solid is an insulator or whether it conducts electric current as a metal. Researchers have now theoretically predicted a novel material whose energy states exhibit a hitherto unknown peculiarity.

from Engineering and Construction News – ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160913115744.htm



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