Atomic Carpet - Scrambled Spins (IMAGE)

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Atomic Carpet - Scrambled Spins

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Atomic carpet moved by scrambled spins. Shearing of atomic layers in layered iron phosphorus trisulfide is caused by scrambling of electron spin upon exposure to light pulse. Ordered spins on left; scrambled spins on right.

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(Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

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