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Superconductivity on the other side

Using oxide interface engineering, researchers have shown that a single layer of copper and oxygen atoms can support superconductivity in a bilayer structure made from a metal and an insulator.

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Figure 1: Schematic of the bilayer structure studied by the Brookhaven team.

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Gariglio, S., Gabay, M. & Triscone, JM. Superconductivity on the other side. Nature Nanotech 5, 13–14 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2009.461

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