Niobium diselenide (IMAGE)

University of Minnesota

Niobium diselenide

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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.

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Alex Hamill and Brett Heischmidt, University of Minnesota

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