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This layer of electrons—called a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG)—is highly concentrated and moves with little resistance.
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IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2025
Using an approach proposed four years ago, physicists sent an electron gas through a teeny-tiny particle collider to tease out weird behaviors — especially fractional electric charges — that only arise if anyons are around.
—Stephen Ornes, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2020
Quantum fluctuations may cause that solid to sublime, producing materials in which the electrons move freely — a kind of electron gas.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Feb. 2017
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IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2025
Using an approach proposed four years ago, physicists sent an electron gas through a teeny-tiny particle collider to tease out weird behaviors — especially fractional electric charges — that only arise if anyons are around.
—Stephen Ornes, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2020
Quantum fluctuations may cause that solid to sublime, producing materials in which the electrons move freely — a kind of electron gas.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Feb. 2017
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“Electron gas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electron%20gas. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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