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Quantum Witness Technique Reveals Spinons in Herbertsmithite, Paving Way for Quantum Silicon
Key Takeaways
- UCC physicists developed the quantum witness technique to directly observe spinons in Herbertsmithite.
- Quantum spin liquids never freeze due to universal quantum entanglement.
- Herbertsmithite is a mineral candidate for quantum spin liquid, first synthesized in 2004.
- The work is a step toward quantum silicon for quantum computers.
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DT Editorial Team··via phys.org