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High-temperature superconductivity

Local pairs and small surfaces

Mapping out the strange territory of high-temperature superconductors has proved a challenge. In the latest tour de force, two experiments take big steps forward, in complementary directions, to chart the lie of the land.

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Julian, S., Norman, M. Local pairs and small surfaces. Nature 447, 537–539 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/447537a

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