Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science’s Department of Physics, together with researchers from Japan's National ...

For several decades, a central puzzle in quantum physics has remained unsolved: Could electrons behave like a perfect, ...

In this diagram the upper-left end of the platinum film (shown in light blue) is hotter than the lower-right end. This causes electrons to flow from hot to cold. The spin Nernst effect is shown as ...

However, one major hurdle for spintronics researchers has been the difficulty in detecting the flow of spinning electrons in real time.

Physicists report new insights into the behavior of electrons on the surface of a topological insulator, a class of material with unique properties that challenge some of the oldest laws of physics.

If you want an electrical current to flow around a normal metal ring you have to supply enough energy to overcome the metal’s resistance – right? Not always, according to physicists in the US and ...

In their simulations of 2D semiconductors with strong electron-phonon interactions, the researchers found that when treating both the charge and heat carriers as part of the same system, the ...

Perfect fluid of electrons may flow inside superconductor Research could help scientists understand materials that conduct electricity without resistance ...

(non-Flash) In this interactive feature, take a look inside a photovoltaic cell to learn how it transforms sunlight into electricity.

Current Key fact Electrical current is a flow of electrons. When current flows, electrical work is done and energy transferred.

Electron-phonon interactions—collisions between charge-carrying electrons and heat-carrying vibrations in the atomic lattice of the material—are considered the primary cause of electrons ...