He explains, "Among the many properties of bismuth I have studied, I was the first to discover that the crystal structure spontaneously changes due to relaxation near the surface of a crystal.

Squeezing bismuth between atomically smooth molding plates made of a material called hexagonal boron nitride results in extremely thin and flat crystals with unique quantum electronic properties.

Quantum oscillations were first discovered in bismuth in the 1930s, but have never been seen in nanometer-thin bismuth crystals.” ...

Quantum oscillations were first discovered in bismuth in the 1930s, but have never been seen in nanometer-thin bismuth crystals.” Amy Wu, a Ph.D. candidate in physics in Sanchez-Yamagishi’s lab, ...

Bismuth is intentionally deposited on the surface of graphite (the same material in your pencil lead) and forms extremely flat crystals, so thin that their thickness is only 2 atoms wide.

Watch on (via SciShow) Bismuth crystals aren't just pretty to look at. If you can get pieces thin enough, they display something called the Anomalous Hall Effect. Physicists aren't entirely sure how ...

He explains: “Among the many properties of bismuth I have studied, I was the first to discover that the crystal structure spontaneously changes due to relaxation near the surface of a crystal.