Electron currents (IMAGE)

University of Jyväskylä - Jyväskylän yliopisto

Electron currents

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The atomic structure of a gold nanoparticle protected by phosphine molecules (left) and magnetic-field-induced electron currents in a plane intersecting the center of the particle (right). The total electron current consists of two (paratropic and diatropic) components circulating in opposite directions.

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University of Jyväskylä/Omar Lopez Estrada

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