«Below a critical temperature,
electrons in the material act in a fundamentally different way, and it starts superconducting,» says Beck.
Not exact matches
The research was carried out by experts
in synthetic and theoretical chemistry,
materials and
electron microscopy and builds on Professor Khlobystov's concept of carbon nano test tubes (World's tiniest test tubes, Guinness Book of World Records 2005), where the nanotube
acts as a container for molecules.
In topological insulators and the new class of
materials the Princeton researchers studied, the unique properties of the atoms combine to create quantum effects that coax
electrons into
acting similar to a light wave instead of like individual particles.
In superconducting
materials, a strong attractive force
acts between the
electrons, which pair up and can move throughout the
material without resistance.