Scientists at Florida State University have developed a new type of crystalline material that displays rare and intricate magnetic behavior. The discovery could open new paths toward advanced data storage technologies and future quantum devices.
The findings, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, show that blending two materials with nearly identical chemical makeup but very different crystal structures can produce an entirely new structure. This unexpected hybrid crystal exhibits magnetic properties that do not appear in either of the original materials.
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