September 10, 2020
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.
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- Stanford Institute for Materials & Energy Sciences (SIMES)
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- Condensed-matter physics
- Materials science
- Superconductivity
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- X-ray spectroscopy
- X-ray light sources and electron imaging
- Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS)
- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)
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