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Heavy electron seeks same

Heavy electrons, formed through the quantum mixture of localized and itinerant electrons, can pair to create unconventional superconductivity in a two-dimensional lattice that is just one-unit-cell thick.

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Figure 1: The evolution from magnetism to unconventional superconductivity in a single layer of CeCoIn5 sandwiched between layers of YbCoIn5.

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Thompson, J. Heavy electron seeks same. Nature Phys 7, 838–839 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys2129

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