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Putting the squeeze in superconductors

A superconductor known as 214 undergoes a remarkable leap in maximum superconducting temperature when grown as a strained crystal.

References:

Locquet, J.-P. . . . J. Fompeyrine, et al. 1998. Doubling the critical temperature of La_1.9Sr_0.1Cu0₄ using expitaxial strain. Nature 394(July 30):453.

Sources:

Jean Fompeyrine
IBM Research Division
Zurich Research Laboratory
CH-8803 Rüschlikon
Switzerland

Jean-Pierre Locquet
IBM Research Division
Zurich Research Laboratory
CH-8803 Rüschlikon
Switzerland

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