Quantum Wedding Cake (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Quantum Wedding Cake

Caption

Electrons arranged in a wedding-cake like structure, a concentric series of insulating (red) and conducting (blue) rings, due to magnetic confinement in graphene. The height of each tier represents the energy of the electrons in that tier.

Credit

C. Gutiérrez/NIST

Usage Restrictions

Please credit C. Gutiérrez/NIST when using the image.

License

Licensed content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.