Science news articles about 'Superconductivity'

  • A 'squeeze' in cuprates may explain superconducting temperatures

    ... account for differences in the temperature at which the material begins to superconduct. A better understanding of the process could lead to superconductors ...
  • Study May Explain Variations In Superconducting Temperatures

    ... account for differences in the temperature at which the material begins to superconduct. A better understanding of the process could lead to superconductors ...
  • Room temperature superconductivity

    ... component to unravelling the mystery of room temperature superconductivity, according to a paper published in today's edition of the scientific ... which shapes the hole pockets. Interplay between magnetism and superconductivity is therefore indicated - leading to the next question ...
  • Scientists sneak a peek under the veil of superconductivity

    ... may persist even while most of the material turns superconducting. The results suggest some sort of interplay between magnetism ... . "What's unusual about magnetism when it coexists with unconventional superconductivity is that it seems to prefer an incommensurate structure, but why ...
  • Exotic materials using neptunium, plutonium provide insight into superconductivity

    ... decades, scientists have made metals that turn superconducting at progressively higher temperatures, but even those have to be cooled ... , the electrons have to get heavy before they go superconducting," said Coleman. "But in the highest temperature versions, the electrons ...
  • Magnetism and Superconductivity Observed to Exist in Harmony

    ... time in a single exotic phase, a situation where magnetism and superconductivity are necessary for each other's existence ...
  • Superconductivity can induce magnetism

    ... any heat loss. But this seemingly trivial property, superconductivity, is now at the forefront of our understanding of physics ...
  • Scientists engineer superconducting thin films

    ... of a meter. Such nanoscale superconductors would be useful in devices such as superconductive transistors and eventually in ultrafast, power-saving ... of what caused this enhancement and in which part of the sample the superconductivity was located. To investigate this further, they synthesized more than 200 ...
  • Electron pairs precede high-temperature superconductivity

    ... emerge above the transition temperature, before superconductivity sets in, but only in a particular direction. "Our findings rule ... level — is a strong indication that electrons are paired up. That superconducting gap exists at and below the transition temperature ...
  • Iron-based materials may unlock superconductivity’s secrets

    ... , they report that the already complicated relationship between magnetism and superconductivity may be more involved than previously thought, or that a whole new ... said. Or it could be that magnetism is simply an ancillary part of HTc superconductivity in general, he said—and that a similar, deeper mechanism ...
  • Los Alamos scientists see new mechanism for superconductivity

    ... National Laboratory researchers have posited an explanation for superconductivity that may open the door to the discovery of new, unconventional ... degrees Fahrenheit. At this temperature, the material exhibits superconducting behavior. However, they also subjected the crystal to pressure ...
  • Los Alamos scientists see new mechanism for superconductivity

    Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have posited an explanation for superconductivity that may open the door to the discovery of new, unconventional forms of superconductivity...
  • Disappearing superconductivity reappears -- in 2-D

    ... , the strength of pairing between electrons - a necessary condition for superconductivity - is strongest at the 1:8 composition. "These measurements ... continued, "the material is unable to coherently couple that superconductivity between the planes. It's as if you were in a skyscraper where the elevators ...
  • Argonne scientists prove unconventional superconductivity in new iron arsenide compounds

    ... Laboratory used inelastic neutron scattering to show that superconductivity in a new family of iron arsenide superconductors ...
  • The pseudogap persists as material superconducts

    ... Review Letters. "There is a need to understand the connection between superconductivity and the pseudogap," says Madhavan, an assistant professor of physics. "Is the pseudogap helpful or hurtful? Does it compliment superconductivity or does it compete with it? These are the questions researchers have been asking ...

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