Definitions
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- noun physics A situation, shown in
graphene and elsewhere, in which an appliedstrain causeselectrons to behave as if they were in amagnetic field
Etymologies
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From strain + electronics
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"The observation of these giant pseudomagnetic fields opens the door to room-temperature 'straintronics,' the idea of using mechanical deformations in graphene to engineer its behavior for different electronic device applications."
Nano Tech Wire 2010
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