Strong magnets put new twist on phonons: Rice lab’s RAMBO reveals unexpected influence on compound’s crystal lattice
Phonons are collective atomic vibrations, or quasiparticles, that act as the main heat carriers in a crystal lattice. Under certain circumstances, their properties can be modified by electric fields or light. But until now, nobody noticed they can respond to magnetic fields as well. That may be because it takes a powerful magnet. Rice University […]