When nonlinear forces can be neglected, however, no net energy gain can be imparted to a charged particle by a light wave in vacuum because of energy and momentum conservation.
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Another collective electronic state is a "charge density wave," a term coined from the wave-like modulation in the density of electrons, in which electrons "freeze" into periodic and static patterns, at the same time hindering electron flow.
The phase diagram of BaPb1-xBixO3 exhibits a superconducting dome in the proximity of a charge density wave phase.
For this study, instead of using an actual crystal such as ice, the team used an electronic analog called a charge density wave — a frozen electron density modulation within a solid — that closely mimics the characteristics of a crystalline solid.
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Instead of being able to freely move like they do in a superconductor, without any dissipation, electrons in a charge density wave tend to sit in some regions and stay there.
