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Listening for quantum oscillations in the Kondo insulator ytterbium dodecaboride

Listening for quantum oscillations in the Kondo insulator ytterbium dodecaboride
Phys.org Wednesday 24 June 2026, 00:40 UTC 1 min read
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Magnetic quantum oscillations have been unexpectedly observed in insulators, where freely moving charge carriers are not expected to exist. A joint study by researchers from Tokyo University of Science, The University of Tokyo and Kobe University investigated this puzzling behavior in the Kondo insulator YbB12 using ultrasound.

Magnetic quantum oscillations have been unexpectedly observed in insulators, where freely moving charge carriers are not expected to exist. A joint study by researchers from Tokyo University of Science, The University of Tokyo and Kobe University investigated this puzzling behavior in the Kondo insulator YbB12 using ultrasound.
Kondo (PERSON) Tokyo University of Science (ORG) The University of Tokyo (ORG) Kobe University (ORG) YbB12 (LOCATION)
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