Articles tagged with Superconductivity
Researchers at MIT have captured the first images of individual atoms freely interacting in space, visualizing never-before-seen quantum phenomena. The technique allows scientists to directly observe correlations among 'bosons' and fermions, shedding light on their behavior and interactions.
Researchers observed spatial periodic modulations of superconducting order parameters within a single unit cell, revealing the breaking of glide-mirror symmetry and essential role of chalcogen atoms in local Cooper pairing. This discovery provides microscopic insights into unconventional Cooper pairing on the sub-unit-cell scale.
Researchers have observed the interactions between electrons and a unique atomic vibration in twisted graphene, called a 'phason', for the first time. The Quantum Twisting Microscope has provided unprecedented insight into electron-phonon dynamics, shedding new light on superconductivity and 'strange metallicity'.
Researchers from RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science have discovered a groundbreaking way to control superconductivity by adjusting the twist angle of atomically thin layers. This allows for fine-tuning of the superconducting gap, which is crucial for optimizing Cooper pair behavior and developing high-functionality quantum device...
Scientists at the University of Rochester have discovered a way to create artificial atoms within twisted monolayers of molybdenum diselenide, retaining information when activated by light. This breakthrough could lead to new types of quantum devices, such as memory or nodes in a quantum network.
The Global Physics Summit will feature nearly 1,200 sessions and 14,000 presentations on various topics, including astrophysics, climate science, medicine, and quantum information. Registered journalists and public information officers will receive daily emails with meeting information.
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Researchers at the University of Houston have achieved a major milestone in finding superconductors that work in everyday conditions. By stabilizing high-pressure-induced superconducting states at ambient pressure, they have opened up new avenues for fundamental research and practical applications.
Researchers used advanced X-ray techniques to study infinite-layer nickelates, a promising family of high-temperature superconductors. They found that magnetic fluctuations and spin excitations are present in these materials, regardless of the presence of a capping layer.
The American Physical Society's joint March Meeting and April Meeting will convene more than 14,000 physicists from around the world to present new research in various fields. The conference will be held in person in Anaheim, California and online everywhere March 16-21.
A UIC graduate student has proposed three promising new designs for superconducting materials that could achieve high-temperature superconductivity at room temperature. The designs were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and demonstrate properties needed for very high-temperature superconductivity.
Scientists at the Paul Scherrer Institute have found a quantum phenomenon known as time-reversal symmetry breaking occurring at the surface of the Kagome superconductor RbV₃Sb₅ at temperatures up to 175 K. This discovery sets a new record for the temperature at which this phenomenon is observed among Kagome systems.
A team of researchers has developed a new way to study disorder in superconductors using terahertz pulses of light. They observed that the disorder in superconducting transport was significantly lower than previously thought, with stability up to 70% of the transition temperature.
Researchers have discovered that photo-excited YBa2Cu3O6.48 expels a static magnetic field from its interior, comparable to equilibrium superconductivity. This finding suggests that tailored light pulses can be used to synchronize fluctuating states and restore superconducting order at higher temperatures.
A team of researchers has discovered a long-range charge-density wave order in a high-temperature superconductor induced by tensile-compressive strain, challenging conventional beliefs about magnetism as the primary driver. The findings have immense promise for elucidating the underlying mechanisms of high-temperature superconductivity.
Researchers have discovered unusual transport phenomena in ultra-clean SrVO3 samples, contradicting long-standing scientific consensus. The study's findings challenge theoretical models of electron correlation effects and offer insights into the behavior of transparent metals.
New approach uses calculation to predict band convergence in materials, allowing for rapid creation of high-performance thermoelectric devices. The method enables elimination of unnecessary possibilities, increasing efficiency and reducing false starts.
Wang Jian's group and collaborators have discovered charge-4e and charge-6e superconducting states in CsV3Sb5 ring devices, marking the first experimental observation of multi-charge superconductivity. These findings open up new perspectives for exploring novel multiple-fermion states.
Researchers at the University of California San Diego developed superconducting loops that can demonstrate associative memory, allowing computers to remember relationships between unrelated items. The technology has significant power savings, with a million times less energy requirement than traditional computing architecture.
Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a novel approach to create nanoscrolls with improved control over nanostructure. The team achieved tight rolls with scrolls up to five nanometers in diameter and multiple microns in length, opening doors for new applications in catalysis and photovoltaic devices.
Rice physicists find that a 'strange metal' quantum material exhibits greatly suppressed shot noise, suggesting unconventional charge transport mechanisms. The study provides direct empirical evidence for the idea that electricity may flow through strange metals in an unusual liquidlike form.
Researchers at NIST built a superconducting camera containing 400,000 pixels to capture weak light signals. The new device enables applications in science and biomedical research by having more pixels than any other device of its type.
A team of researchers reviewed the superconducting diode effect, which enables dissipationless supercurrent flow in one direction. The study highlights potential applications for quantum technologies in both classical and quantum computing.
Researchers at MIT have developed a novel superconducting qubit architecture that can perform operations between qubits with high accuracy, exceeding 99.9% for two-qubit gates and 99.99% for single-qubit gates. The new design utilizes fluxonium qubits, which have longer lifespans than traditional transmon qubits.
A research team at USTC has achieved a new record high superconducting transition temperature of 36 K in elemental materials under high pressure. The study reveals that the structure of Scandium plays a crucial role in its high Tc, which is closely related to its phase diagram at high pressures.
Scientists at North Carolina State University have successfully grown high-quality thin films of the recently discovered superconductor material KTaO3. The researchers found that the material retains its superconducting properties even when exposed to extremely high magnetic fields.
An international team of scientists has successfully measured the electron spin in matter for the first time using kagome materials. The results could revolutionize the study of quantum materials, with potential applications in renewable energy, biomedicine, electronics, and quantum computing.
A University of Minnesota team developed a new superconducting diode that is more energy efficient and versatile than past models. The device can process multiple electrical signals at once and has gates to control the flow of energy, which could enable faster quantum computers for industry use and enhance AI performance.
Physicists have developed a controlled system of interdependent superconducting networks, a physical analogy to the interdependent networks involved in the Italy blackout. The study shows that coupled systems exhibit an abrupt transition, while separate networks show a smooth transition, as predicted by the theory.
Researchers at the University of Rochester have created a nitrogen-doped lutetium hydride that exhibits superconductivity at 69 degrees Fahrenheit and 10 kilobars of pressure. This breakthrough material has the potential to enable practical applications, as it reduces the required pressure for superconductivity to occur.
Physicists at Paul Scherrer Institute have found a way to tune the temperature of an unusual type of superconductor. By applying pressure, they were able to change the characteristics of the superconductivity from a 'nodal' structure to a 'nodeless' one, opening up possibilities for engineering quantum materials.
Researchers at IBS CSLM discovered pair quasiparticles in a classical system of microparticles driven by viscous flow. These long-lived excitations exhibit anti-Newtonian forces that stabilize pairs, similar to the behavior of Dirac quasiparticles in graphene.
Researchers have developed a new imaging method that captures the light-induced phase transition in vanadium oxide (VO2) with high spatial and temporal resolution. The study reveals that pressure plays a larger role in these transitions than previously expected, challenging previous conclusions.
University of Houston researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery in cubic boron arsenide, demonstrating exceptional high carrier mobility. This finding has significant implications for the development of efficient semiconductors, with potential applications in various electronic and optical fields.
Physicists at the University of Basel have experimentally demonstrated a negative correlation between the spins of paired electrons from a superconductor. The researchers used spin filters made of nanomagnets and quantum dots to achieve this, as reported in the scientific journal Nature.
Physicists used machine learning to compress a complex quantum problem into four equations, capturing the physics of electrons on a lattice with high accuracy. The approach could revolutionize how scientists investigate systems containing many interacting electrons and potentially aid in designing materials with sought-after properties.
Researchers from Tokyo University of Science create a metal–organic framework-based magnesium ion conductor showing superionic conductivity at room temperature, overcoming the limitations of magnesium ion-based energy devices. The novel Mg2+ electrolyte exhibits a high conductivity of 10−3 S cm−1, making it suitable for battery applica...
Researchers at PPPL developed smaller, stronger high-temperature superconducting magnets for spherical tokamaks, enabling more efficient fusion power plants. The new magnets reduce construction costs and increase performance by shrinking the size of tokamaks.
Researchers observe formation of ordered and tunable MZM lattice in naturally strained LiFeAs, characterized by strain-induced CDW stripes. The lattice density and geometry can be tuned using external magnetic fields, providing a promising platform for manipulating MZMs.
Scientists at Aalto University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory develop new method to detect Cooper pairs in unconventional superconductors, enabling unique understanding of quantum materials. This breakthrough represents a major step forward in developing quantum technologies.
A team of researchers used resonant inelastic X-ray scattering to study the behavior of electron spins in iron selenide, a material that exhibits directionally-dependent electronic behavior. They found that high-energy spin excitations are dispersive and undamped, indicating a well-defined energy-versus-momentum relationship.
Electronic nematicity, a key feature of iron-based superconductors, is primarily driven by spin excitations in FeSe. The study uses RIXS to reveal the spin anisotropies underlying this phenomenon, shedding light on its origin and potential impact on high-temperature superconductivity.
Researchers at Dartmouth have built the world's first superfluid circuit using pairs of ultracold electron-like atoms, allowing for controlled exploration of exotic materials like superconductors. The circuit enables analysis of electron movement in highly controllable settings.
Researchers at Linköping University have discovered that magnesium diboride becomes superconductive at higher temperatures when stretched. The study's findings offer a new approach to increasing critical temperatures without high pressure or complicated structures.
Researchers have found direct evidence of strong electron correlation in ABC trilayer graphene, a two-dimensional material that can switch between metal, insulator, and superconductor states. The discovery provides insight into the underlying physics driving these switchable materials.
Researchers at PSI's Laboratory for Muon Spin Spectroscopy have discovered strong evidence of exotic charge order and orbital currents in a correlated kagome superconductor. The findings provide a new insight into unconventional superconductivity and its relationship with the quantum anomalous Hall effect.
Researchers at Brown University have discovered a new type of strange metal behavior in bosonic Cooper pair materials, challenging traditional electrical rules. This discovery may help explain high-temperature superconductivity and its potential applications.
Researchers at Brown University discovered that magic-angle graphene becomes a powerful ferromagnet when spin-orbit coupling is introduced. This finding opens up new possibilities for quantum science research and potential applications in computer memory and quantum computing.
Physicists at Rice University have found telltale signs of antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations coupled to superconductivity in uranium ditelluride, a rare material promising fault-free quantum computing. The discovery upends the leading explanation of how this state of matter arises in the material.
Researchers provide explanation for superconductivity in trilayer graphene, reconciling two seemingly contradictory phenomena. The new theory suggests that an interaction between electrons provides the 'glue' that holds them together, leading to unconventional superconductivity.
Computational studies reveal new states of matter generated by pump-probe spectroscopy, with potential applications in superconductivity control. The work uses Frontera supercomputer to simulate quantum behavior with high precision, opening doors to novel phases and technologies.
Researchers created a new ultra-thin material with quantum properties emulating rare earth compounds. The material exhibits the Kondo effect, leading to macroscopically entangled state of matter producing heavy-fermion systems.
Scientists from Japan and Denmark discovered disordered one-dimensional chains in indium telluride, which exhibit ultralow thermal conductivity. This finding confirms the chemical and physical basis of low thermal conduction in thallium selenide-type materials, advancing thermoelectric power technologies.
A team of researchers from Tohoku University discovered a unique, purely two-dimensional Mott insulator phase that is extremely robust against various perturbations such as heating. This breakthrough has significant implications for realizing monolayer charge-density wave-Mott insulator-based devices operating at room temperatures.
Scientists discovered structural and surface chemistry defects in superconducting niobium qubits that may cause loss. The study pinpointed these defects using state-of-the-art characterization capabilities at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials and National Synchrotron Light Source II.
Researchers have observed a unique phenomenon where vibrations in a nickel oxide material increase with cooling, leading to the formation of faster fluctuations and ordered regions. This behavior is unusual and differs from the expected trend, which is that less thermal energy leads to more fluctuations freezing and order growing.
Researchers have discovered a new form of magnetism in magnetic graphene, which could help understand superconductivity. The material's unique properties allow it to remain magnetic even when becoming a conductor under high pressure.
A team of researchers has discovered a new complex europium hydride, Eu8H46, which has a structure of 54 atoms. The discovery was made possible by the efficient USPEX crystal structure prediction tool, which helped understand and explain experimental data.
Scientists at Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science analyzed parent compound NdNiO2 using first-principles calculations and Gutzwiller variational method. They found that electron Fermi pockets are contributed by Ni-3dx2-y2 orbitals and a two-band model can be constructed to reproduce all bands around Fermi level.
Researchers from Tokyo Institute of Technology elucidate the underlying cause behind different critical transition temperatures reported for ultrathin iron selenide (FeSe) superconductors, finding the interface between FeSe and STO substrate essential for high-temperature superconductivity. The study reveals variability in Tc values du...