Physicists Capture First-Ever Image of an Electron Crystal
Electrons are typically seen flitting around their atoms, but a team of physicists has now imaged the particles in a very different state: nestled together in a quantum phase called a Wigner crystal, without a nucleus at their core.Read more...
![Physicists Capture First-Ever Image of an Electron Crystal](https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fill,h_675,pg_1,q_80,w_1200/b6cb50e2ad460a47b6334c4abd5edb1e.jpg)
![](https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/b6cb50e2ad460a47b6334c4abd5edb1e.jpg)
Electrons are typically seen flitting around their atoms, but a team of physicists has now imaged the particles in a very different state: nestled together in a quantum phase called a Wigner crystal, without a nucleus at their core.
What's Your Reaction?
![like](https://todaypic.com/assets/img/reactions/like.png)
![dislike](https://todaypic.com/assets/img/reactions/dislike.png)
![love](https://todaypic.com/assets/img/reactions/love.png)
![funny](https://todaypic.com/assets/img/reactions/funny.png)
![angry](https://todaypic.com/assets/img/reactions/angry.png)
![sad](https://todaypic.com/assets/img/reactions/sad.png)
![wow](https://todaypic.com/assets/img/reactions/wow.png)