Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > sci.physics > #528276 > unrolled thread

Unraveling the complex, intertwined electron phases in a superconductor

Back to article view | Back to sci.physics

Contents

  Unraveling the complex, intertwined electron phases in a superconductor Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-10-26 13:52 -0500
    Re: Unraveling the complex, intertwined electron phases in a superconductor jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-10-26 19:13 +0000

#528276 — Unraveling the complex, intertwined electron phases in a superconductor

Unraveling the complex, intertwined electron phases in a superconductor
> http://phys.org/news/2015-10-unraveling-complex-intertwined-electron-phases.html

> A team led by researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's
> Brookhaven National Laboratory and Cornell University has
> characterized a key arrangement of electrons in a high-temperature
> superconductor, a material that can conduct electricity with almost
> no energy loss without being ultra-chilled. The material is a member
> of a family of copper-oxygen-based superconducting compounds-the
> cuprates-that are prime candidates for numerous potential high-impact
> applications, including extremely efficient electricity generation,
> storage, and transmission across the nation's power grid.
>
> The phenomenon they studied is known as an electron density wave.
> Unlike the other electrons in the material, which move about freely,
> the density wave is a periodic, fixed electron phase that seems to
> compete with and hinder the superconducting phase. Many researchers
> believe that the density wave is the key to unlocking the cuprates:
> If they can thoroughly understand the electron density wave, they
> say, they may be able to determine how to suppress or remove it to
> induce superconductivity, possibly even at room temperature. But to
> achieve this goal, they first must gain a thorough understanding of
> the causes of the electron density wave.
>
> This study, published in the October 26, 2015, online edition of
> Nature Physics, is the first to identify the atomic-scale origins and
> influences that produce the density wave in cuprates.


-- 

sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated
to the discussion of physics, news from the physics
community, and physics-related social issues.

[toc] | [next] | [standalone]

#528294

Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Unraveling the complex, intertwined electron phases in a superconductor

Don't let them get raveled in the first place, spamming shit head.

Have you ever wondered what your life might have been like if you had
the competence to do more than just copy the words of others, spamming
piece of shit?


-- 
Jim Pennino

[toc] | [prev] | [standalone]

Back to top | Article view | sci.physics

csiph-web