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superconductor

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  1. A material that can develop superconductivity (see also superconductivity).


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Superconductors are used to make large electromagnets, and they are starting to play a major role in industry.

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The way these electrons pair is unlike any known superconductor.

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This creates an unusual structure that researchers describe as a natural superconductor sandwich.

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Because the superconductivity comes from topologically protected surface electrons, PtBi2 qualifies as a topological superconductor.

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PtBi2 is the first known superconductor where pairing is restricted in a six-fold symmetric pattern.

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"We have never seen this before. Not only is PtBi2 a topological superconductor, but the electron pairing that drives this superconductivity is different from all other superconductors we know of," says Borisenko.

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