🔬 Picosecond Pulses Push Superconductors Beyond
Published by OOPSONLINE.IN · Source: Phys.org · 1 min read · · Updated
What actually happened
Superconductors can carry electrical current without resistance, but only up to a maximum value known as the critical current. The critical current is a crucial figure of merit for applications, and materials science has long been focused on increasing this limit. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) have now shown that, in type-II superconductors, this conventional limit can be exceeded when the current is applied for only a few picoseconds.
Key points
- Superconductors can carry electrical current without resistance, but only up to a maximum value known as the critical current.
- The critical current is a crucial figure of merit for applications, and materials science has long been focused on increasing this limit.
- Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) have now shown that, in type-II superconductors, this conventional limit can be exceeded when the current is applied for only a few picoseconds.
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