The molecular structures dominating the superconductivity revealed in this study (IMAGE)

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The molecular structures dominating the superconductivity revealed in this study

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The gold, grey, and white cubes or spheres designate sulfur (S), carbon (C), and hydrogen atoms, respectively. The electric current flows mainly through the sulfur atoms. The molecular structure is schematically shown in the top right in the figure. The complicated arrangement of atoms around C1, C2, C3, and C4 disturbs the electric current, which, at a low temperature, governs whether the material becomes superconducting or not. (This figure is reproduced from Fig. 3 in the original paper of this article)

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