X-rays reveal another feature of high-temperature superconductivity
Sunday, November 24, 2013 - 23:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Classical and high-temperature superconductors differ hugely in their critical temperature when they lose electrical resistance. Powerful X-rays made possible to establish another big difference: high-temperature superconductivity cannot be accounted for by the mechanism that leads to conventional superconductivity. This is why other scenarios must now be developed to explain high-temperature superconductivity.