A tiny defect in a crystal reveals a big quantum surprise

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Phys.org / ScienceDaily (tech) at 23 Oct, 10:22 UTC

Researchers have solved a long-standing challenge in understanding how tiny defects in materials like diamond and silicon carbide behave when exposed to light. Their new computational method revealed a surprisingly important energy-loss mechanism in silicon carbide that scientists had previously…