Upper panels: The schematic plots of (a) unhybridized orbitals and (b) sp2 orbital hybridization in real atoms. Lower panels: The schematic plots of (c) circular potential and (d) elliptical potential ...

A research team led by Professor Sun Qing-Feng in colloboration with Professor He Lin’s research group from Beijing Normal University has achieved orbital hybridization in graphene-based artificial ...

Their findings, entitled “Orbital hybridization in graphene-based artificial atoms” was published in Nature (DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08620-z). This work marks a significant milestone in the ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Graphene quantum dots have successfully demonstrated orbital hybridization, a process previously unachieved in artificial atoms. By altering the potential from ...

More information: Yue Mao et al, Orbital hybridization in graphene-based artificial atoms, Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08620-z Provided by Peking University ...