Graphene's Surprising Superconductivity: A Glimpse of Room-Temperature Superconductors?

Physicists from Harvard and Northeastern Universities have unlocked secrets behind the superconductivity of twisted bilayer and trilayer graphene through ingenious experiments. They discovered that the kinetic inductance of these materials is unusually 'stiff', defying conventional superconductivity theories and potentially linked to quantum geometry. Even more exciting, the kinetic inductance of trilayer graphene resembles that of materials exhibiting superconductivity at higher temperatures, opening new avenues for research into room-temperature superconductors and potentially drastically reducing energy consumption in numerous devices. This research also presents new possibilities for fields like space exploration, such as creating smaller and lighter particle detectors.
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