Sentences with phrase «electrons in a material respond»

Not exact matches

Although a spin - liquid state has previously been observed in herbertsmithite, there has never been a detailed analysis of how the material's electrons respond to light — a key to determining which of several competing theories about the material is correct.

Now an international team led by scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has shown that how electrons respond to radiation in a solid can alter the way permanent damage is created in the material and radically affect its mechanical, magnetic, electrical, and optical properties.