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April 21, 2021
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Scientists glimpse signs of a puzzling state of matter in a superconductor
Known as “pair-density waves,” it may be key to understanding how superconductivity can exist at relatively high temperatures.
Illustration depicting how two types of waves within superconducting materials intertwine to form a third type known as charge-density waves
September 10, 2020
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Stanford physicist’s quest for the perfect keys to unlock the mysteries of superconductivity
For decades Z-X Shen has ridden a wave of curiosity about the strange behavior of electrons that can levitate magnets.
Portrait of Stanford and SLAC Professor Z-X Shen
August 31, 2020
News Feature
SLAC researchers find evidence for quantum fluctuations near a quantum critical point in a superconductor
Theory suggests that quantum critical points may be analogous to black holes as places where all sorts of strange phenomena can exist in a quantum material. Now scientists are trying to pin down where this particular quantum critical point might be.
Illustration of changes in charge stripes as a superconductor approaches a quantum critical point
August 26, 2020
News Feature
SLAC and Stanford become founding partners of Q-NEXT national quantum center
Q-NEXT will tackle next-generation quantum science challenges through a public-private partnership, ensuring U.S. leadership in an economically crucial arena.
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January 20, 2020
News Brief
First detailed electronic study of new nickelate superconductor
Discovered at SLAC and Stanford, this new class of unconventional superconductors is starting to give up its secrets – including a surprising 3D metallic state.
Graphic showing electronic structure of nickelate superconductor
December 3, 2019
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Study sheds light on the really peculiar ‘normal’ phase of high-temperature superconductors
It reveals an abrupt transition in cuprates where particles give up their individuality. The results flip a popular theory on its head.
Illustration of abrupt transition in normal state of a cuprate
November 21, 2019
News Brief
Theorists probe the relationship between ‘strange metals’ and high-temperature superconductors
Computer simulations yield a much more accurate picture of these states of matter.
Illustration of a Monte Carlo simulation
September 26, 2019
News Feature
Scientists finally find superconductivity in exactly the place they've been looking for decades
The Hubbard model, used to understand electron behavior in numerous quantum materials, now shows us its stripes, and superconductivity too, in simulations for cuprate superconductors.
Diagram of electrons moving to neighboring atoms in Hubbard model
September 20, 2019
News Feature
Matteo Mitrano receives 2019 LCLS Young Investigator Award for pioneering new techniques to probe high-temperature superconductivity
Early career award recognizes Mitrano’s work in ultrafast X-ray scattering.
Matteo Mitrano
September 16, 2019
News Feature
In brief: New round of DOE awards bolsters quantum information science at SLAC
Two projects will look for ways to link individual quantum devices into networks for quantum computing and ultrasensitive detectors.
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