Wigner crystals — ordered arrays of electrons — have been recently found in various 2D materials, but the first studies of these crystals in 2D electron systems (2DESs) date back from the 1980s. Mansour Shayegan gives a brief history of Wigner crystals and highlights future prospects.
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Shayegan, M. Wigner crystals in flat band 2D electron systems. Nat Rev Phys 4, 212–213 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42254-022-00444-4
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