Researchers Question Fundamental Study on the Kondo Effect
Jülich, 7 January 2021 - The Kondo effect influences the electrical resistance of metals at low temperatures and generates complex electronic and magnetic orders. Novel concepts for data storage and processing, such as using quantum dots, are based on this. In 1998, researchers from the United States published spectroscopic studies on the Kondo effect using scanning tunnelling microscopy, which are considered ground-breaking and have triggered countless others of a similar kind. Many of these studies may have to be re-examined now that Jülich researchers have shown that the Kondo effect cannot be proven beyond doubt by this method. Instead, another phenomenon is creating precisely the spectroscopic “fingerprint” that was previously attributed to the Kondo effect.
Workshop "Helmholtz Quantum: Roadmap to the Future"
Helmholtz Quantum bundles and coordinates the Helmholtz Association’s diverse research activities in the field of quantum technologies. The workshop of the Helmholtz Quantum Platform, which will take place on Friday, February 12, 2021, is an important building block for the further development of the Helmholtz Association’s joint Quantum Strategy. We are pleased to cordially invite you to this workshop.
