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Short electrical pulses switch superconductivity on and off in magic-angle graphene

22 Feb 2023 Isabelle Dumé
The angle and alignment of each layer enables the researchers to turn superconductivity on and off with a short electric pulse
Superconductivity switch: This figure shows a device with two graphene layers (dark grey and inset) sandwiched between boron nitride layers (blue and purple). The angle and alignment of each layer enables the researchers to turn superconductivity on and off with a short electric pulse. (Courtesy: Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, Dahlia Klein, Li-Qiao Xia, David MacNeill et. al)
Superconductivity can be switched on and off in “magic-angle” graphene using a short electrical

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