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Quantum simulator comes in pairs

A series of emergent electronic orders are observed in an antiparallel twisted WSe2 bilayer. The discoveries provide a powerful platform for simulating quantum phenomena in strongly correlated materials.

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Fig. 1: Illustration of tunable bilayer quantum simulator.

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We are supported by the Max Planck–UBC–UTokyo Centre for Quantum Materials, the Canada First Research Excellence Fund, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and the Canada Research Chairs Program (Z.Y.).

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Yang, D., Ye, Z. Quantum simulator comes in pairs. Nat. Nanotechnol. 17, 902–903 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-022-01191-4

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