Anisotropic Superconductivity (IMAGE)

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Anisotropic Superconductivity

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Superconducting state discovered at interfaces with (111) oriented KTaO3 surfaces, which has a buckled honeycomb lattice. Cooper pairs of electrons are shown in purple. Transport measurements suggest that the superconducting state is anisotropic.

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(Image by Anand Bhattacharya/Argonne National Laboratory.)

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