M Point (IMAGE)

Princeton University, Department of Physics

M Point

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In some M-point moiré materials, electrons lock into crisscrossing patterns — a sign of one-dimensional behavior. In certain cases, they can also freeze into orthonormal valence bond dimers, revealing a deeper layer of quantum order.

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Dumitru Calugaru

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