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Transport properties

Transport properties

Vortices appear in an electron fluid

16 Aug 2022 Isabelle Dumé
Diagram showing the experimental layout and data indicating laminar and vortical flows
Electrons flowing in vortices Top: Schematic experimental layout showing samples of Au (a) and WTe2 (b) together with the device used to measure current flow. Bottom: Normalized current densities measured experimentally in c) Au and d) WTe2 showing laminar and vortical flows. (Courtesy: A Aharon)
An international team of physicists has observed electrons flowing in whirlpool-like patterns known

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