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Oden Institute for Computational Engineering & Sciences
Jan 28, 2026
New Findings Reshape How Scientists Understand Microscopic Behavior of Materials Used in Electronics Devices
A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), “Symmetry-protected topological polarons,” uncovers an unexpected layer of structure in one of the most common quasiparticles in solid-state physics: the polaron.
Credit: Kaifa Luo