Understanding the physical mechanism for high temperature superconductors is a key step toward a room temperature superconductor. One characteristic aspect of these materials is the simultaneous presence of charges which fluctuate but also behave interact with magnets. In Nature Nanotechnology, Prof. Alex Khajetoorians from the Radboud University SPM lab is first author of the article, reports a new step in understanding these physical mechanisms. The international team have experimentally realized and studied the basic building block of an electron phase refered to as Hund's metal, which is an electronic phase commonly found in high-temperature superconductors.
Understanding the physical mechanism for high temperature superconductors is a key step toward a room temperature superconductor. One characteristic aspect of these materials is the simultaneous presence of charges which fluctuate but also behave interact with magnets. In Nature Nanotechnology, Prof. Alex Khajetoorians from the Radboud University SPM lab is first author of the article, reports a new step in understanding these physical mechanisms. The international team have experimentally realized and studied the basic building block of an electron phase refered to as Hund's metal, which is an electronic phase commonly found in high-temperature superconductors.