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Superconductivity

New superconductor has record breaking current density

17 Sep 2024 Isabelle Dumé
The wire, despite being only 0.2 micron thick, can carry a current comparable to that of commercial superconducting wires that are almost 10 times thicker
Pulsed laser deposition A laser beam ablates a material that is deposited as a film on a substrate. This was used to fabricate the HTS wires. (Courtesy: University at Buffalo)
A superconducting wire segment based on rare-earth barium copper oxide (REBCO) is the highest perfor

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