The researchers showed the emergence of interaction between electronic excitations (excitons – electron hole pairs) mediated via spin waves in atomically thin (2D) magnets. They demonstrated that the excitons can interact indirectly through magnons (spin waves), which are like ripples or waves in the 2D material’s magnetic structure.
But can they discover why kids like the sweet taste of cinnamon toast crunch?
Anyone smarter than me able to dumb it down? Seems really cool if it means we can use electricity to monitor quantum interactions, if that is indeed what it is saying.
Probably not smarter than you but I love explaining quantum physics~
Anyway, the simple version of what’s going on here is that scientists have discovered a new way to use magnets to tweak the optical properties of a certain kind of semiconductor that becomes more electrically permeable in the presence of light. Nothing groundbreaking on its own but they might be able to employ something like this in future photonic chips.
Photonic computing will be a game changer if it ever happens. Doesn’t it eliminate or reduce the heat problem?
