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Researchers uncover Unique Properties of a promising New Superconductor

A diagram depicting the different s-, p-, and d-wave superconducting states in the metal Niobium diselenide.
A team of physicists led by the University of Minnesota has discovered that the unique superconducting metal Niobium diselenide (NbSe2) is more resilient when used as a very thin layer. The above diagram depicts the different s-, p-, and d-wave superconducting states in the metal. Photo credit: Alex Hamill and Brett Heischmidt, University of Minnesota

Material could be used in future quantum computing applications. An international team of physicists led by the University of Minnesota has discovered that a unique superconducting metal is more resilient when used as a very thin layer. The research is the first step toward a larger goal of understanding unconventional superconducting states in materials, which could possibly be used in quantum computing in the future.

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