Competing electronic states of CeTe₃ (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Competing electronic states of CeTe₃

Caption

At near absolute zero, the electronic pattern of CeTe3 has a striped appearance. When a small magnetic field is applied, the electrons rearrange to form a checkerboard electronic pattern. These competing patterns were observed using scanning tunneling microscopy. Yellow represents high electron density while purple represents low.

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Yuita Fujisawa

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