High Critical Temperature Superconductor (IMAGE)

Université de Genève

High Critical Temperature Superconductor

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Artist's impression of a high critical temperature superconductor immersed in a magnetic field. The magnetic field generates whirls of current called vortices. These allow to better perceive an ordered electronic structure that coexists with the superconducting state.

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© UNIGE - Xavier Ravinet

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