The point is that the original team did not produce a pure crystal, and impurities can be the source of novel properties in a material - you’ll know it as “dopi

The point is that the original team did not produce a pure crystal, and impurities can be the source of novel properties in a material - you’ll know it as “doping” in the semiconductor industry. Other comments from more informed people indicate it’s unlikely that this will yield anything useful though.