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Twisted graphene could power a new generation of superconducting electronics – Science Magazine
Stacked carbon sheets used to make switches that some quantum computers rely on
A model of twisted graphene reveals a moiré patternkey to its striking properties.
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By Charlie WoodNov. 19, 2020 , 12:05 PM
In 2018, a group of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) pulled off a dazzling materials science magic trick. They stacked two microscopic cards of graphenesheets of carbon one atom thickand twisted one ever so slightly. Applying an electric field transformed the stack from a conductor to an insulator and then, suddenly, into a superconductor:…
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