Publication Date:
2017-09-12
Description:
Observing a scale anomaly and a universal quantum phase transition in graphene Nature Communications, Published online: 11 September 2017; doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00591-8 When the continuous scale symmetry of a quantum system is broken, anomalies occur which may lead to quantum phase transitions. Here, the authors provide evidence for such a quantum phase transition in the attractive Coulomb potential of vacancies in graphene, and further envision its universality for diverse physical systems.
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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