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Wigner Crystal
Image by Yen-Chen Tsui and team, Princeton University.

Wigner Crystal


Yen-Chen Tsui, Princeton University

An image of a triangular Wigner crystal taken by scanning tunneling microscope. Researchers have unveiled an elusive crystal that is formed purely from the repulsive nature of electrons. Each site (blue circular region) contains a single localized electron.

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