#  Researchers find first experimental evidence of elusive quantum state 

 





August 03, 2021

 

 

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 “The Axion insulator is a new quantum state with truly exciting quantum properties.” said Suyang Xu, an assistant professor of chemistry at Harvard and a lead author of the report. “For a long time, researchers have been searching for materials that can realize this state. Finally, we have found a good one!”

 The work, [published](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03679-w) in the journal Nature, is believed to be the first experimental evidence of this type of quantum state and can one day help generate a magneto-electric effect that can lead to the next-generation of electronic devices, sensors, detectors and memory devices that use magnetic strips, such as credit cards. A full story can be found [here](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/newsplus/researchers-find-first-experimental-evidence-of-new-quantum-state/).



 

 

 



 

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