Quasiparticles ride magnetic waves (IMAGE)

Technische Universität Dresden

Quasiparticles ride magnetic waves

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When a laser pulse strikes a material layer, excitons are generated and move through the layer as electron–hole pairs. Their motion is controlled and accelerated by the wave-like magnetic alignment of the spins (triangles) in the layers.

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Kilian Neddermeyer

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