In cuprate superconductors, another state blocks and interacts with superconductivity: the charge - density - wave, in which the electrons assume a static pattern, different from the pattern that the material's crystal structure defines. (sciencedaily.com)
The latest breakthrough in superconductors, which will be published March 20 in Science, answers a key question on the microscopic electronic structure of cuprate superconductors, the most celebrated material family in our quest for true room - temperature superconductivity. (sciencedaily.com)
The research team verified that the electronic structure of the nickelate resembles that of cuprate materials by taking X-ray absorption spectroscopy measurements at the Advanced Photon Source, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, and by performing density functional theory calculations. (sciencedaily.com)