Condensed-matter physics: opposite of a superconductor.

Author(s) : FAZIO R.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Magnetism and superconductivity are caused by spontaneous ordering on a macroscopic scale. Studies of a two-dimensional superconductor reveal another striking example of such behaviour, superinsulation.

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  • Original title: Condensed-matter physics: opposite of a superconductor.
  • Record ID : 2008-1512
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Nature - vol. 452 - n. 7187
  • Publication date: 2008/04/03

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