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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

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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

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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.

January 20, 2020

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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

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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

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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.