Sleeper Compound Shows "Lazarus Superconductivity"

In a uranium-based crystal once dismissed as boring, scientists have seen superconductivity arise, perish, then return to life under the influence of high magnetic fields.

Rare "Lazarus superconductivity" observed in promising material

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Addition of Elemental Hafnium Boosts Superconductor

Increased current carrying capacity could lead to more powerful MRIs and next-generation accelerators

Layer critical current density, Jc, in a variety of variants of Nb3Sn monofilament wires fabricated to include Tantalum (Ta), Zirconium (Zr) and Hafnium (Hf) additions, both with and without SnO2 suitable for internal oxidation of the Zr and Hf.

Quantum Material Exhibits Critical Switching

Scientists discover a record high "coercive field" for magnetic switching

Motion pattern of atoms for the phonon modes that change in magnetic field.

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Hafnium greatly improves Nb3Sn superconductor for high field magnets, S. Balachandran, et al., Superconductor Science and Technology,32, 044006 (2019) See Science Highlight or Read online 

Why does magnetic switching occur at such high magnetic fields in Sr3NiIrO6? , K.R. O'Neal, et al., njp Quantum Materials,4, 48 (2019) See Science Highlight or Read online 

Identification of abnormal hemoglobin from human blood , L. He, et al., Clinical Chemistry,65 (8), 986-994 (2019) See Science Highlight or Read online 

Topological structural defects in the spin liquid candidate TbInO3 , J.W. Kim, et al., Phys. Rev. X, 9, 031005 (2019) See Science Highlight or Read online 

Luttinger liquid behavior of helium-three in nanotubes , J. Adams, et al., J. Low Temp. Phys., 196 (1-2), 308-313 (2019) See Science Highlight or Read online 

Ultra-high magnetic fields provide new insights into bone-like materials, C. Bonhomme, et al., Chemical Communications, 54 (69), 9591-9594 (2018) See Science Highlight or Read online 

Unconventional Field-Induced Spin Gap in an S = 1=2 Chiral Staggered Chain, J. Liu, et al., Phys. Rev. Lett., 122, 057207 (2019) See Science Highlight or Read online 

NMR-based Metabolomics of Coral with Resistance to Bleaching, K. E. Lohr, et al., Nature Scientific Reports, 9, 6067 (2019) See Science Highlight or Read online