Superconductors

Thin films

Substrate Effects on Phase Formation and Interfacial Stability in Superconducting Vanadium Silicide Thin Films

Superconducting quantum devices are on the cusp of breakthroughs, thanks to recent advancements in thin film vanadium silicide (V-silicide) materials. A team of researchers from New York University (NYU) has made significant progress in understanding the influence of substrate properties on phase formation and interfacial stability in these superconducting silicides.

Nanotechnology

Breakthrough in Nanotechnology: Researchers Achieve Phase-Coherent Transport in Cd3As2 Nanowire Devices

Researchers at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) in South Korea have made a significant breakthrough in nanotechnology, achieving phase-coherent transport in suspended long-channel Cd3As2 nanowire devices. The study, published in ACS Applied Electronic Materials, demonstrates the potential of these nanowires for applications in topological quantum devices.

Periodical publishing

Breakthrough in Noncentrosymmetric Superconductors: Exploration of ZrNiAl Family via High-throughput Ab-initio Calculations

A team of researchers from Northwestern Polytechnic University has made a significant discovery in the field of applied physics, exploring the properties of noncentrosymmetric superconductors (NCSs) in the ZrNiAl family. Through a systematic high-throughput crystal structure screening and electronic property study, the researchers identified 11 candidate materials with superior stability