Room-temperature non-reciprocal Hall effect (IMAGE)
Caption
The researchers deposited textured platinum nanoparticles, represented by red triangles, on a silicon semiconductor, represented by the blue rectangle. Electrons, represented by the white circles and arrows, asymmetrically scatter from the nanoparticles, inducing a voltage, represented by a yellow arrow, that runs perpendicular to the current, represented by the black arrow, applied to the semiconductor. The relationship between the voltage and current can be described mathematically and is plotted as such to the right of the image. The voltage is always proportional to the square of the current.
Credit
Mao Lab/Penn State
Usage Restrictions
Must include credit
License
Original content