Schematic View of a Pair Density Wave State (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids

Schematic View of a Pair Density Wave State

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Superconductors are quantum materials that are perfect transmitters of electricity and electronic information. Presently, cuprates are the best candidate for highest temperature superconductivity at ambient pressure, operating at approximately -120 °C. Improving this involves understanding competing phases, one of which has now been identified.

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MPI CPfS, artist credit to K. Fujita, Brookhaven National Lab

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