Physicists observe exotic state in an unconventional superconductor
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 15:31
in Physics & Chemistry
A new fractional vortex state observed in an unconventional superconductor may offer the first glimpse of an exotic state of matter predicted theoretically for more than 30 years. Physicists observed a new fractional vortex state in strontium ruthenium oxide. Such states may provide the basis for a novel form of quantum computing in which quantum information is encoded in the topological properties of a physical system.