Superconductor Defects (IMAGE)

Brown University

Superconductor Defects

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Nanoscale defects in a superconducting material can interact with weak magnetic fields to put the brakes on superconducting electrons, new research shows. It's a demonstration of a phase change from superconducting to insulating that had been predicted in theory, but never before shown experimentally.

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Valles Lab / Brown University

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