Tag: Materials research
Diamagnetism and Paramagnetism
Certain metals exhibit a strong response to a magnetic field. But everything reacts to magnetic fields in some way.
Giant Magnetoresistance
This itsy-bitsy phenomenon makes your iPod and hard drive tick.
Low-Temperature Physics
Why do physicists want to study things at temperatures so cold atomic motion almost comes to a halt? And how do they create such frigid environments, …
Superconductivity 101
They don't call it super for nothing. Once you get a superconductor going, it'll keep on ticking like the Energizer Bunny, only a lot longer. The catc…
Intro to high-temperature superconductors
At the National MagLab and other labs across the globe, the race to discover ever-warmer superconductors is heating up. Find out what these materials …
Graphene Study: Step-by-Step
How do scientists use powerful magnets to learn about graphene?
Let’s play SciBall!
This sports and science mash up features new geeky games inspired by the cool things scientists study in high-field magnets.
How to Whip Up New Physics
Sometimes, science can be a bit like making a good sandwich — but one a little more complex than your average PB&J.
From Frustration to Discovery
A step-by-step look at how one physicist uses magnets to understand superconductors, spin liquids and why some materials get frustrated.
Esther Conwell
Esther Conwell was a physicist and chemist known for her pioneering semiconductor science. Her research investigating the fundamental properties of se…
Theodore Maiman
Theodore Maiman built the world's first operable laser, which utilized a small synthetic rod with silvered ends to produce a narrow beam of monochroma…
Walther Meissner
Walther Meissner discovered while working with Robert Ochsenfeld that superconductors expel relatively weak magnetic fields from their interior and ar…
1600 - 1699
The Scientific Revolution takes hold, facilitating the groundbreaking work of luminaries such as William Gilbert, who took the first truly scientific …
Making Ferrofluids
This iron-packed substance has a dual personality; one second it's a liquid, the next it's a solid. Mix up a batch at home and see how this unique stu…
Crystal Growing
Watch crystals grow in this time lapse footage and learn how to grow your own crystals at home.
Demagnetizing
How do you destroy a magnetic fields in a permanent magnet? This lesson takes you through the steps.
2D Electron-Hole "Superconductor": Topological Excitonic Insulator
Decades ago, a mechanism was proposed that described a quantum phase transition to an insulating ground state from a semi-metal (excitonic insulator, …
Switchable Transmission of Quantum Hall Edge States in Bilayer Graphene
In the 14 years since its discovery, graphene has amazed scientists around the world with both the ground-breaking physics and technological potential…
Dirac Fermions Detected Via Quantum Oscillations
This work provides important insight into one of the parent materials of iron-based superconductors.
Quasi-2D to 3D Fermi Surface Topology Change in Nd-Doped CeCoIn5
Scientists found that the emergence of an exotic quantum mechanical phase in Ce1-xNdxCoIn5 is due to a shape change in the Fermi surface. This finding…
Superconducting Hydride Under Extreme Magnetic Fields and Pressure
Scientists have long pursued the goal of superconductivity at room temperature. This work opens a route towards one day stabilizing superconductivity …
Even Denominator Fractional Quantum Hall States in Graphene
Scientists revealed previously unobserved and unexpected FQH states in monolayer graphene that raise new questions regarding the interaction between e…
Evidence Supporting BiPd as a Topological Superconductor
The observation of topological states coupled with superconductivity represents an opportunity for scientists to manipulate nontrivial superconducting…
Fifty Percent Boost for Niobium–tin
MagLab users have modified the critical current of Nb3SN, a material that was thought to be fully exploited, and boosted its performance by 50%.
Emergent States of Matter in Chemically Doped Quantum Magnets
Research on doped SrCu2(BO3)2 shows anomalies in the magnetization.
Extreme Re-Entrant Superconductivity
Studies of uranium ditelluride in high magnetic fields show superconductivity switching off at 35 T, but reoccurring at higher magnetic fields between…
Nematic Phase Weakens Superconductivity
A nematic phase is where the molecular/atomic dynamics show elements of both liquids and solids, like in liquid crystal displays on digital watches or…
Exploring Topological Semimetals in High Magnetic Fields
Topological semimetals are an exciting new area of research due to their number of predicted and unexpected quantum mechanical states. Understanding t…
Magnetoelectric Coupling at a Transition Between Two Spin States
Materials with magnetoelectric coupling - a combination of magnetic and electric properties - have potential applications in low-power magnetic sensin…
Inducing Magnetic Ring Currents in Non-Magnetic Aromatic Molecules
Magnetic induction is used in technology to convert an applied magnetic field into an electric current and vice versa. Nature also makes extensive use…
Hidden Magnetism Revealed in a Cuprate Superconductor
This research clarifies fundamental relationships between magnetism, superconductivity and the nature of the enigmatic “pseudogap state" in cuprate su…
Tunable Weyl Fermions in Chiral Tellurene in High Magnetic Fields
Topology, screws, spin and hedgehogs are words not normally found in the same scientific article but with the discovery of Weyl fermions in thin tellu…
Spectroscopic Decomposition Reveals Mangetization Mechanism in Multiferrroic Lutetium Iron Oxide Superlattices
Using electric fields as a switch to control the magnetism of a material is one of the goals behind the study of multiferroics. This work explores the…
![(Left) 125Te spectral line and effective gamma with respect to magnetic field. Black circles are from the 36T Series Connected Hybrid while the pink diamonds are from the new HTS 32T magnet. (Right) Phase diagram for H//c highlighting the possible spin-nematic state. [PRB 94 064403 2016] Solid circles are from magnetostriction. Open circles from magnetostriction and thermal expansion. Open triangles from magnetization.](/media/z0nigcdk/jan2021_dc_field_probing_spin_nematic_state.jpg?width=68&height=68)
Probing a Purported Spin Nematic State Utilizing the World Record 32T All-Superconducting Magnet
Nuclear magnetic resonance measurements were performed in the all-new 32 T superconducting magnet in an effort to confirm a new quantum state. Results…
Broadening Participation in DC Field Facility by Bridging a Research Infrastructure Gap
Researchers based at four-year colleges and universities outside of the Research-1 (R1) tier face more obstacles to performing research than their col…
Exchange Bias Between Coexisting Antiferromagnetic and Spin-Glass Orders
A pane of window glass and a piece of quartz are both are transparent to light, but their atomic structure is very different. Quartz is crystalline at…
First Spin Coherence Measurements in the MagLab's 32T Superconducting Magnet
The MagLab's 32 T all-superconducting magnet is now serving users at full field. An early experiment in the magnet identified an important milestone o…
Linear-In Temperature Resistivity From Isotropic Planckian Scattering Rate
Electrons in metals behave like chaotic bumper cars, crashing into each other at every opportunity. While they may be reckless drivers, this result de…
New Quantum Tricks in Nitride Materials
Gallium nitride (GaN) and Niobium nitride (NbN) are widely used in today's technologies: GaN is used to make blue LEDs and high-frequency transistors …
Magnetostriction in AlFe2B2 at 25 T Measured by X-Ray Diffraction
Using X-ray diffraction, scientists can now detect atoms themselves moving further apart or closer together in high magnetic fields, giving science a …
Crossover Between Coupling Regimes
Theory predicted that the transition between the superconducting and superfluid regimes should be continuous for electrons and holes in solid material…
Unconventional Charge Transport in Kondo insulator YbB12
Three complementary measurements in intense magnetic fields shed light on a very unusual material that behaves like a metal, but does not conduct elec…
Fermi Surface Transforms at the Onset of the Pseudogap State in a Cuprate Superconductor
In high-temperature superconductors, a region exists between the superconducting and normal states known as the pseudogap state. Using the 45T hybrid …
Quantum Fluctuations Induce Stable Magnetic Arrangements in Layered Materials
Using high magnetic fields and low temperatures, scientists were able to observe a complex set of quantum fluctuations in a Barium, Cobalt, Antimony a…
Magnetic Field Driven Coherent Coupling of Bright and Dark Excitons
Probing one of the prominent classes of atomically-thin materials, the transition metal dichalcogenides, researchers found that while dark excitons ar…
Magnetoelastic interactions in the spin-dimer compound SrCu2(BO3)2
Nontrivial topology in a Kagome superconductor
Kagome is the name given to the traditional Japanese star-like pattern to form baskets. The same geometric pattern can be found in the crystal structu…
Ultrahigh Supercurrent Density in a Two-Dimensional Topological Material
Research on a tungsten disulfide material (1T’-WS2) reveals a superconducting state that is able to carry an incredibly large amount of current within…
Quasi-2D Fermi Surface in the Anomalous Superconductor UTe2
At ultra-low temperatures in the 32T all superconducting magnet, MagLab users fully mapped out the Fermi surface of UTe2, learning more about how elec…
Magneto-Quantum Oscillations Measured in Insulator Samarium Hexaboride
Topological materials are fascinating because they take the weirdness of quantum mechanics and turn it up a few notches to 11. The behavior of Samariu…
Striped Electronic Phases in a Structurally Modulated Superlattice
Since the observation of Hofstadter’s Butterfly in graphene, scientists have been working on a veritable zoo of materials which can be exfoliated down…
Unconventional insulator-to-metal phase transition in Mn3Si2Te6
The physical properties of any solid material are determined by what happens in the quantum realm. How the electrons interact with each other, their s…
Semi-Dirac Fermions in a Topological Metal
In the zoo of emerging quasiparticles in condensed matter physics, semi-Dirac fermions stand out as being massive and massless depending on the direct…
Bismuth Breaks the Rules: Mysterious Magnetic Effect Stays Unchanged Across Extreme Temperatures
Our ability to observe new physics sometimes depends on the thinnest of margins and in the case of MagLab users from McGill University, that margin is…
Novel Metallofullerene Boosts Dynamic Nuclear Polarization
In this study, researchers added a low concentration of the endohedral metallofullerene (EMF) Gd2@C79N to DNP samples, finding that 1H and 13C enhance…
Making a Non-Heme Oxoiron(IV) Complex a Better Oxidant
This work investigates a series of oxoiron complexes that serve as models towards understanding the mechanism of catalysis for certain iron-containing…
![Scientists studied the copper-based compound [Cu(pyrimidine)H2O4] SiF6 H2O. Repeating units of four copper ions (see above) create corkscrew-like chains with intriguing magnetic properties.](/media/ayslgnyz/june2019_emr_chiral_staggered_chain.jpg?width=68&height=68)
High Field Uncovers Magnetic Properties in Chains of Copper Ions
The findings contribute to scientists' understanding of magnetic materials that could point the way to future applications.
Nuclear Spin Patterning Controls Electron Spin Coherence
Electron spin resonance work shows how transition metal can retain quantum information, important work on the path to next-generation quantum technolo…
Molecular Magnetic Building Blocks
This study reports the first transition metal compounds featuring mixed fluoride–cyanide ligands. A significant enhancement of the magnetic anisotropy…
Spin-Charge Interconversion at Near-Terahertz Frequencies
This work reports the first observation of the dynamical generation of a spin polarized current from an antiferromagnetic material into an adjacent no…
Strong Magnetic Coupling in Molecular Magnets through Direct Metal-Metal Bonds
An exciting advance of interest to future molecular-scale information storage. By using the uniquely high frequency Electron Magnetic Resonance techni…
Magnetoelastic Coupling in the Multiferroic BiFeO3
High-resolution electron magnetic resonance studies of the spin-wave spectrum in the high-field phase of the multiferroic Bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3) rev…
Isolation of a Triplet Benzene Dianion
High-magnetic-field, high-frequency electron paramagnetic resonance demonstrates how coordination chemistry can be leveraged to stabilize a desired el…
Vibronic Coupling in a Molecular Magnet
Using far-infared magnetospectroscopy in high magnetic fields, scientists probed coupled electronic and vibrational modes in a molecular magnet that a…
Terahertz EPR Spectroscopy in the High-Homogeneity 36T Series-Connected Hybrid Magnet
New instrumentation allows electron magnetic resonance experiments to be performed in the lab’s flagship 36 T Series-Connected Hybrid magnet, unlockin…
Disorder-Enriched Magnetic Excitations in a Heisenberg-Kitaev Quantum Magnet, Na2Co2TeO6
Studying a mysterious magnetic material (Na2Co2TeO6) that could be used in future quantum computing schemes, researchers revealed the crucial role mic…
Creation of First Europium(II) Single Molecule Magnet
This study reports the first example of a europium single-molecule magnet – a molecule that can retain alignment of its ‘North’ and ‘South’ poles at l…
High-Field EPR Identification of a Spin "Clock Transition"
Previous work at the MagLab demonstrated that it is possible to design molecules containing a LuII ion such that its lone unpaired electron is shielde…
High-Field EPR Reveals Differences in Titanium-Based Catalysts' Electronic Structure
Molecules containing the Earth-abundant metal, titanium, are widely used as catalysts for production of polymers such as polyethylene, polycarbonates …
Unlocking Ultra-Cold Cooling: A Unique Magnetic Material for Next-Generation Refrigeration
A two-dimensional triangular network of europium ions connected by organic pyrazine molecules is shown to possess the perfect ingredients for efficien…
Magneto-Electric Effects in Metal-Organic Quantum Magnet
New materials that exhibit a strong coupling between magnetic and electric effects are of great interest for the development of high-sensitivity detec…
Pinning and Melting of a Quantum Wigner Crystal
This research established experimental evidence for the long sought-after transition of a small, two-dimensional sheet of electrons to a solid state.
Luttinger Liquid Behavior of Helium-Three in Nanotubes
Study of helium atoms at low temperatures illuminate extreme quantum effects that were earlier predicted.
Complex Phase Diagram and Reentrant Disorder in Ce3TiSb5
Ce3TiSb5 identified as a metallic magnet in which inverse melting does occur.
Incipient Formation of Wigner Crystal in Strongly Interacting 2D Holes
This highlight reports on the still poorly understood transition to an electron crystalline state (the Wigner crystal) in a two-dimensional system at …
New High-Magnetic-Field Thermometers for Sub-Millikelvin Temperatures
This highlight focuses on the development of new thermometry required to study quantum materials and phenomena in high magnetic fields and at ultralow…
Functionalizing molecular nanocarbon with fluorine atoms
Researchers have discovered a new method to create encapsulated carbon nanomaterials that contain fluorine. Known as fullerenes, these nanocages are p…
"Molecular Sieves" Could Lead to Much Cheaper Gas Production
Combining high-field NMR with infrared microscopy, scientists learned more about how gas diffuses in a novel class of molecular sieves that could one …
HTS NMR Probe Tracks Metabolism Cycles During Insect Dormancy
An insect's ability to survive anaerobic conditions (without oxygen) during winter pupation occurs through periodic cycling of aerobic respiration pat…
Ultra-High Magnetic Fields Provide New Insights Into Bone-Like Materials
Very high magnetic fields now enable researchers to understand what surrounds calcium atoms in materials.
Probing Metal Organic Frameworks with 17O NMR at 35.2 T
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are porous materials with high surface areas that can host a variety of different guest molecules, leading to applicat…
A New Method for Understanding Dynamic Nuclear Polarization
A new method to study how the nuclei of atoms “communicate” with one another in the presence of unpaired electron spins has been developed at the MagL…
Understanding How Fungi Build Their Cell Walls for Protection
Scientists have used high-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to reveal how fungal pathogens use carbohydrates and proteins to build their cell wal…
Solid-State 17O NMR for Studies of Organic and Biological Molecules
Chemists are rarely able to use oxygen NMR to determine molecular structures, since 17O is an extremely challenging nucleus to observe. This work prov…
Integration of 17O into the Biomolecular Toolkit
Combining high magnetic fields, specialized probes, and measurement techniques, this work adds the crucial 17O nucleus into the study of biomolecules …
Inside Velvet Worm Slime: Rare Protein Modification for Fast Fiber Formation
A protein modification rarely found in terrestrial animals was discovered in the slime of the velvet worm. This slime, which is projected for prey cap…
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Platinum Group Elements with 103Rh Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy
Rhodium (Rh) is one of the most costly and scarce platinum group elements; however, it is of great importance in many technologies including catalytic…
Probing the Chemistry of Fuel Cells with 71 Ga NMR Spectroscopy
Solid oxide fuel cells generate clean energy by oxidizing green fuels like hydrogen and reducing atmospheric oxygen, without recharging or emissions t…
Tiny Defects in Amorphous Aluminosilicates Can Speed Up Chemical Reactions
Using high-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) at the MagLab, researchers discovered that adding atomic-level defects to a material called amorphou…
Exciton States in a New Monolayer Semiconductor
Analogous to the unique spectral fingerprint of any atom or molecule, researchers have measured the spectrum of optical excitations in monolayer tungs…
Phase Diagram of URu2–xFexSi2 in High Magnetic Fields
Scientists used high magnetic fields and low temperatures to study crystals of URu2–xFexSi2. Using these conditions, they explored an intriguing state…
Destruction of Weyl Nodes and a New State in Tantalum Arsenide Above 80 Teslas
Weyl metals such as tantalum arsenide (TaAs) are predicted to have novel properties arising from a chirality of their electron spins. Scientists induc…
Unusual “Spin Liquid” Quantum State Found in TbInO3
Using intense pulsed magnetic fields and measurements at low temperatures, MagLab users have found evidence of a long-sought “spin liquid” in terbium …
Spin-Lattice and Electron–Phonon Coupling in 3d/5d Hybrid Sr3NiIrO6
In Sr3NiIrO6 vibrations in the crystal lattice (phonons) play an important role in its intriguing magnetic properties that result in a very high coerc…
Record-Breaking Magnetoresistance Measured in Natural Graphite
Researchers demonstrate a new record magnetoresistance in graphene by improving the contacting method, which helps improve our understanding of the ma…
Smart Non-Linear Transport Technique Expands the Frontier of Superconductor Research
Superconductors conduct large amounts of electricity without losses. They are also used to create very large magnetic fields, for example in MRI machi…
Spontaneous "Valley Magnetization" in an Atomically-Thin Semiconductor
Interactions between electrons underpin some of the most interesting – and useful -- effects in materials science and condensed-matter physics. This w…
Ninety Teslas Peek Under the Superconducting Dome of a High-Temperature Superconductor
Physics does not yet know why copper-based superconductors (cuprates) conduct electrical current without dissipation at unprecedentedly high temperatu…
Unusual High-Field State Discovered in Mineral Atacamite
Scientists at the Pulsed Field Facility recently found that applying an intense magnetic field to the mineral atacamite (a "frustrated" quantum magnet…
Clues About Unconventional Superconductivity From High-Field Hall Data
In everyday life, phase transitions - like when water boils and turns into steam or freezes and becomes ice - are caused by changes in temperature. H…
New Correlated Quasiparticles in an Atomically-Thin Semiconductor
A new class of correlated quasiparticle states discovered in a multi-valley semiconductor using optical absorption measurements in pulsed magnetic fie…
One-way Optical Transparency at Telecommunications Wavelengths
Generally, light transmission is symmetrical - it's the same if you shine a light through a material forward or backwards. Using powerful pulsed field…
Magic Gap Ratio at the "BCS Superconducting to Bose-Einstein Condensate" Crossover in the High-Tc Cuprates
A defining experimental signature of a crossover in the strength of the pairing interactions from the weak coupling BCS to the strong coupling Bose-Ei…
Ultrafast THz Spectroscopy in Pulsed Magnetic Fields
Using pulses of far-infrared light and large magnetic fields, we directly measured the cyclotron resonance of charge carriers in a high-temperature su…
Tuning Topological Properties of TaSe3 Using Strain
The electrical resistance of ring-shaped TaSe3 devices was measured in magnetic fields of up to 60 T and at temperatures down to 0.6 K. High-field exp…
Potential Spin Liquid System Explored with Pulsed Magnetic Fields
Scientists investigated a magnetic compound, identifying a possible spin liquid phase in a quantum material that may be a candidate for robust quantum…
Using 75T Pulsed Magnetic Fields to Detect Chern Pockets With Large Orbital Moments in CsV3Sb5
Pulsed magnetic fields of up to 75 T were applied at many different angles to a newly discovered metal, CsV3Sb5, in temperatures down to 0.5 K. Unusua…
Discovery of the Reverse Quantum Limit
An analogue of the quantum limit in metals, where very strong magnetic fields confine electrons to the lowest Landau level, has been discovered in the…
Taking Tunneling Spectroscopy to new Extremes: Revealing Superconducting Symmetries in Sulfur at Ultra High Pressures
Researchers from the Max-Planck Institute for Chemistry and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Los Alamos developed a groundbreaking metho…
Pulsed Fields Unlock Hidden Electron Behavior in the Magnetic Material Fe₃₋ₓGeTe₂
The layered material Fe3-xGeTe2 (FGT) shows new and unusual magnetic and electrical behavior when it is subjected to 60 T magnetic fields. This behavi…
Ceramic Insulation for High-Temperature Superconducting Wire
MagLab scientists and engineers have developed a special coating on Bi-2212 superconducting wire for electrical insulation in superconducting magnets …
In-House Fabrication of Outsert Coil 1 for the 100T Pulsed Magnet
Pulsed magnets are designed to operate near their structural limits to be able to generate extremely high magnetic fields. The coils have a limited li…
REBCO Fatigue Testing Shows Promise for Future Magnets
Tests of high-temperature superconducting REBCO tapes at 4.2 K showed resistance to cyclic loading, demonstrating that it is a promising material for …
Integrated Coil Form Technology for Ultra High Magnetic Fields
Tests of the first Integrated Coil Form test coil wound using REBCO superconducting tape show promise for use in ultra powerful magnets of the future.
"Test Coil Zero" on the Path to 40T
A recent test coil with more than 1300 meters of conductor successfully demonstrated a new winding technique for insulated REBCO technology and was fa…
Special High-Strength Conductor Testing Improves Future Pulsed Magnet Lifespan
Three non-destructive testing methods are developed for inspection of high strength, high conductivity wires which are used to wind ultra-high field p…
Testing REBCO Critical Current Using a Superconducting Transformer
A new device enables the testing of superconducting cables to high current without the high helium consumption associated with traditional current lea…
Studying the Microstructure of Glidcop® AL-60 Conductor
The MagLab's ultrahigh-field pulsed magnets require materials with both high mechanical strength and high electrical conductivity. One of these materi…
"Resistive Insulation" Test Coil for Future 40T All-Superconducting Magnet
A 19 T high-field magnet made with REBCO high-temperature superconductor, but without electrical insulation, was tested to see if it is a viable desig…
High strength Copper-Chromium-Zirconium conductors for pulsed magnets
MagLab researchers developed a way to make a Copper-Chromium-Zirconium conductor for pulsed magnets that has tiny particles evenly distributed through…
Quality Assurance Testing for High Temperature Superconducting Modules
A test protocol has been developed and successfully demonstrated the ability to evaluate the performance of a large percentage of tape in a REBCO-woun…
Demonstrations of Large REBCO Coils Operating at Over 70% of Their Critical Current
Because of such desirable properties as high mechanical strength and electrical conductivity, Cu–Ag nano-structured sheets are used, not only in high …
High Strength Copper-Silver Conductors for Magnets
Because of such desirable properties as high mechanical strength and electrical conductivity, Cu–Ag nano-structured sheets are used, not only in high …
Long length, High Strength Conductors
Making strong, long wires without any flaws is really hard. But researchers at MagLab found a way to create nano-particle reinforced, high-strength co…
High-Temperature Superconducting Tape Suitable for Magnets at 50 Teslas and Beyond
Recent measurements of superconducting tapes in the MagLab's 45-tesla hybrid magnet shows that the power function dependence of current on magnetic fi…
Heat-Treatment of Large Hadron Collider Nb3Sn Magnets
To increase the rate of particle collisions in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, new powerful magnets will soon be made from Nb3Sn superconduct…
Hafnium Greatly Improves Nb3Sn Superconductor for High Field Magnets
Small additions of elemental Hafnium boosts current-carrying capability in Nb3Sn superconductor.
Tracking the Potential for Damage in Nb3Sn Superconducting Coils from the Hardness of Surrounding Copper
High field superconductor magnets greater than 10 T made from brittle Nb3Sn superconducting wires need special attention to their assembly, strength a…
Advanced Microscopy for Better Nanostructural Insights in Bi-2212 Round Wires
Researchers working to push the high temperature superconducting material (Bi-2212) to the forefront of superconducting magnet technology have used no…
Resilient Bi-2212 Round Wire
Researchers studied the mechanics of supercurrent flow in state-of-the-art Bi-2212 superconducting round wires and learned that the microstructure of …
Novel "Hot-Bronze" Nb3Sn for Compact Accelerators
A new "hot bronze" thin film growth recipe was developed to produce high quality superconducting Niobium-Tin (Nb3Sn) films that are easier to fabricat…
High Temperature Superconducting CORC® Cabling Technology
Large superconducting magnets need multi-conductor cables, which act like multi-lane freeways to allow electricity to switch lanes if one gets blocked…
Twisted Multifilament Round Wires for Reduction of Magnetization Losses
New work on round wires made with Bi-2212, a superconducting material, feature efficiency and performance that could enable the next generation of pow…
Bi-2212 High-Temperature Superconducting Test Coils up to 34T
High magnetic fields are essential for many exciting scientific and industrial applications including next-generation MRI, particle accelerators, fusi…
An R&D Milestone for Bi-2212 High Temperature Superconducting Magnets
High temperature superconducting magnets offer tremendous potential for technological advancements and scientific discoveries, making them essential i…
Characterization of Improved SuperPower REBCO Tapes up to 31 Tesla Field
We demonstrated the ability to measure transport critical current dependencies Ic(B,T) of full-width REBCO tapes, giving direct feedback about propert…
Compact Radio Frequency Cavity Resonator Developed
We developed a new fabrication method using superconducting materials inside a box, making it more efficient than current designs. This helps create p…
New World-Record Magnet Fulfills Superconducting Promise
Made with high-temperature superconductors, the National MagLab's newest instrument shatters a world record and opens new frontiers in science.
National MagLab Racks up New Record with Hybrid Magnet
Combining tremendous strength with a high-quality field, the MagLab’s newest instrument promises big advances in interdisciplinary research.
Eminent Scientist to Join National MagLab
Lance Cooley, an expert in the field of applied superconductivity, will join the lab this summer.
MagLab Reclaims Record for Strongest Resistive Magnet
The new 41.4-tesla instrument reclaims a title for the lab and paves the way for breakthroughs in physics and materials research.
Scientists Observe Exotic Quantum Particle in Bilayer Graphene
Physicists prove a 30-year-old theory — the even-denominator fractional quantum Hall state — and establish bilayer graphene as a promising platform th…
$1 Million Grant Will Advance Compact Particle Accelerators
The DOE effort foresees a slew of health, environmental and safety applications.
Researchers Develop New Technique to Build Monolayer Electronic Devices
A unique way to bond together single-layer semiconductors opens a door to new nanotechnologies.
National MagLab to Receive $184M NSF Renewal Grant
The National Science Foundation announces five-year funding grant for continued operation of the world’s most powerful magnet lab.
Researchers Control Properties of Graphene Transistors Using Pressure
This research is a promising first step toward finding a way to use graphene as a transistor, an achievement that would have widespread applications.
International Science Leaders Meet at the MagLab
The visit marked the first time the Group of Senior Officials for Global Infrastructures has met in the United States.
Award to Help MagLab Scientist Push Research Into Marketplace
"GAP" award will help further breakthrough treatment system for next-generation superconducting magnets.
"Strange Metals" Just Got Stranger
A material already known for its unique behavior is found to carry current in a way never before observed.
Grant to Launch Next-Generation of Superconducting Magnets
With funding from the National Science Foundation, scientists and engineers will determine the best way to build a new class of record-breaking instru…
Quirky Kindred Compounds Could Crack Quantum Code
"Kondo metamagnet" is first in a family of eccentric quantum crystals
Scientists Discover New Way of Creating a Topological Switch
Ultrafast manipulation of material properties with light could stimulate the development of novel electronics, including quantum computers.
Unlocking Graphene’s Superconducting Powers
With a twist and a squeeze, researchers discover a new method to manipulate the electrical conductivity of this game-changing "wonder material."
Researchers Stabilize Color of Light in Next-Gen Material
Promising technique could be used to turn light into electricity and electricity into light.
High-Performance Microscope Will Take Research to Next Level
State-of-the-art instrument will be used in materials and next-generation magnet research.
Student Employee Recognized for Excellence With Regional Award
A young computer programmer was surprised by not one, but two awards for building systems crucial to running the lab's magnets.
"Superhydride" Shows Superconductivity at Record-Warm Temperature
In a hydrogen-packed compound squeezed to ultra-high pressures, scientists have observed electrical current with zero resistance tantalizingly close t…
Scientists discover thermoelectric properties in promising class of materials
In a crystalline structure that locks a heavy atom in a metal cage, scientists find a key to materials that can turn heat into electricity, and vice v…
With mini magnet, National MagLab creates world-record magnetic field
The compact coil could lead to a new generation of magnets for biomedical research, nuclear fusion reactors and many applications in between.
Electron (or 'Hole') Pairs May Survive Effort to Kill Superconductivity
Emergence of unusual metallic state supports role of "charge stripes" in formation of charge-carrier pairs essential to resistance-free flow of electr…
Research Reveals Exotic Quantum States in Double-Layer Graphene
A new study reveals a suite of quantum Hall states that have not been seen previously, shedding new light on the nature of electron interactions in qu…
Physicists' Finding Could Revolutionize Information Transmission
Move aside, electrons; it's time to make way for the trion.
New Director Named for MagLab's High B/T Facility
Rising from his post as deputy director, Mark Meisel plans to introduce new instruments and techniques to the facility.
Rare "Lazarus Superconductivity" Observed in Promising Material
In a uranium-based compound once dismissed as boring, scientists watched superconductivity arise, perish, then return to life under the influence of h…
Laura Greene Awarded 2019 Gold Medal Award
MagLab Chief Scientist Laura Greene recognized by the Tallahassee Scientific Society for her exemplary career achievements in science and contribution…
New Magnet Design Aces First Test
The successful test of concept shows that the novel design, using a high-temperature superconductor, could help power tomorrow's particle accelerators…
Scientists Find Evidence of a Spin Liquid State in Candidate Material for Quantum Computers
A new experimental technique allowed physicists to precisely probe the electron spins of an intriguing compound and uncover unexpected behavior.
MagLab Physicist Named AAAS Fellow
Marcelo Jaime recognized for his contributions to experimental physics in high magnetic fields.
New Research on Superconductivity in Twisted Bilayer Graphene
A story of synergistic science showcases how theory and experimental research teamed up to yield first direct evidence of the nature of superconductiv…
World's Strongest Superconducting Magnet Open for Science
Made with high-temperature superconductors, the National MagLab's newest instrument offers researchers strength and stability to explore quantum mater…
New Pulsed Magnet Reveals a New State of Matter in Kondo Insulator
The experiment is the first to use the new duplex magnet at the National MagLab's Pulsed Field Facility at Los Alamos.
MagLab Director Named to National Academy of Sciences
Greg Boebinger, director of the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, has been named a member of the Nationa…
Chaotic Electrons Heed 'Limit' in Strange Metals
Researchers define calculation framework to explain why electrons traveling in any direction in a strange metal follow the "Planckian limit.”
National Maglab Chief Scientist Appointed to President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Laura Greene is joining a prestigious group of advisors on US science and technology.
New Material Could be Two Superconductors in One
New research has potential applications in quantum computing and introduces a new way to measure the secrets of superconductivity.
Magnetism Helps Electrons Vanish in High-Temp Superconductors
MagLab users have discovered that magnetism is key to understanding the behavior of electrons in high-temperature superconductors.
Melting the Mysteries of Spin Ices
Using a special technique performed in the MagLab's high fields, researchers have uncovered a method to understand spin ice materials.
MagLab Researchers Develop Roadmap to New Quantum Materials
Work connecting physics, chemistry and materials science illustrates new methods to yield materials with quantum properties.
Mini Magnet Packs World-Record, One-Two Punch
Game-changing technology may hold the key to ever-stronger magnets needed by scientists.
Scientists Break Superconductor Record at MagLab
A new record for a trapped field in a superconductor could herald the arrival of materials in a broad range of fields.
Ancient Meteorite Offers Glimpse at the Origins of our Solar System
MagLab analysis finds the space rock is among the most complex materials.
Research at MagLab Demonstrates Resilience of New Superconductor
The new superconducting material, called potassium tantalate, is capable of withstanding substantial magnetic fields.
Amplified Impact: New insight on how small strain affects twisted bilayer graphene
Researchers now have a better understanding of how even a slight tug changes the marvel material.
MagLab’s Chief Scientist Recognized with Prestigious Oersted Medal
The award recognizes those who've had an "outstanding, widespread, and lasting impact on the teaching of physics."
How MagLab is Helping to Upgrade the World’s Largest Particle Accelerator
A team of MagLab scientists has been working on the superconducting wires for new electromagnets that will improve physics research at the Large Hadro…
Digging Into Conditions Deep Within the Earth
MagLab theoretical physicists uncovered unique properties of iron monoxide which may play a role in transferring heat from Earth’s core to the surface…
Rare, Expensive, Mysterious: Unraveling the Platinum Group Elements
MagLab researchers are working to investigate platinum group metals using the world’s most powerful Nuclear Magnetic Resonance systems.
Building Better Magnets for Biomedical Breakthroughs
MagLab engineers will develop a new superconducting magnet for high-field nuclear magnetic resonance research.
MagLab Scientist Earns Prestigious Research Prize
MagLab researcher Zhehong Gan has been named 2025 recipient of the Gunther Laukien prize for developing advanced techniques to study complex materials…
Team Tesla: How We Keep the World’s Most Powerful Magnets in Shape
Our magnets are like world-class athletes: powerful, but to stay in scientific shape, they need to eat and drink – a lot.
A Noisy Conundrum
A scientist taps the sun's ancient power for cutting-edge research.
Bubble Trouble
After a series of frustrating failures, a team of MagLab scientists realized they were tackling the wrong problem.
Five Reasons Phosphorene May be a New Wonder Material
A material that you may never have heard of could be paving the way for a new electronic revolution.
Seeing the Future Through Crystals
Deep in their beautiful lattices, crystals hold secrets about the future of technology and science. Ryan Baumbach aims to find them.
Tapping Into the Topological Promise
At the National MagLab, scientists have been experimenting for years on materials first dreamed up by the newest physics Nobel laureates decades ago.
Replacing Rare Earths?
Using high-field electromagnets, scientists explore a promising alternative to the increasingly expensive rare earth element - neodymium - widely used…
Meet CellBert: The MagLab's Mega-Vacuum
How do you keep the world's largest magnet lab clean? With a super-sized cyborg, of course!
BiSCCO Breakthrough
MagLab experts fine-tuned a furnace for pressure-cooking a novel superconducting magnet. Now they're about to build its big brother.
Crossing a Mack Truck With a Ferrari
Two MagLab teams tried marrying vastly different technologies to build a new type of magnet: the Series Connected Hybrid. Decades later, has the oddba…
Thin Materials Made for Applications
Can thin films be designed for future quantum technologies? With a prestigious prize from the National Science Foundation, MagLab physicist Christiann…
Facilities Data Collection Goes Digital
Undergrad streamlines maintenance routine with touch-screen technology
Twisted Physics
Scientists probing the exotic, 2D realm are discovering astonishing behaviors that could revolutionize our 3D world.
A Super (Lattice) Surprise
When physicists studied a superconducting material at very high fields, they were pleasantly amazed by what they saw.
Surprise Under the Surface
Why do electrons behave bizarrely near the surface of some materials? At the dividing line between two things, there’s often no hard line at all. Rath…
Magnetism for Miniaturization
In physics, researchers are probing different kinds of super small nano-molecules for properties that will lead to the next generation of electronics.
MagLab Team Untangles Magnetic "Knots" With Potential for Quantum Computing and Memory Storage
Tangles of interlaced magnetic fields hold promise for use as a basic unit in electronic information storage and quantum computing.
Meet Jiaqi Cai
Meet Jiaqi Cai, researcher from the University of Washington, and learn more about how the MagLab's DC Field magnets help him explore topological mate…
Meet Ingrid Stolt
What's it like to be a remote user at the National MagLab? Learn from this frequent MagLab user who performed experiments on the 32T from across the c…
Meet Leo Li
This frequent MagLab visitor talks about the allure of sci-fi, the road not taken as an engineer, and how he acts like a scientist, even when he’s off…
Meet Kim Modic
This MagLab user talks about meeting Leonardo da Vinci, making magnetic soup and the freedom of being a scientist.
Meet Nicolas Doiron-Leyraud
Nicolas Doiron-Leyraud of Canada's Université de Sherbrooke talks about his recent experiments on cuprate superconductors, why he chose physics over p…
Faraday Cage
A faraday cage is an important tool for some scientists at the MagLab. But they don't workwithit — they work inside it.
Resin Bed
This modest-looking tank is a MagLab hero in disguise.
Algae
A scientist combines high magnetic fields with ultra short laser pulses to probe the mysteries of photosynthesis.
Uranium magnet
The intriguing structure and properties of a uranium alloy hold clues about some of the most interesting and promising materials studied by physicists…
Next-Generation Magnet
One of the best tools for testing new materials for the next generation of research magnets is a MagLab magnet.
An Oxide Sandwich
Two researchers play with nanostructures in a fun, fertile physics playground: the space between two things.
Scientist Spotlight: Ross McDonald
Physicist Ross McDonald pushes experimental boundaries with his work in Los Alamos.
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