What Happens When a Semiconductor Becomes a Superconductor?

What Happens When a Semiconductor Becomes a Superconductor?

Researchers have turned germanium, a common semiconductor, into a superconductor through precise atomic engineering. The advance could revolutionize future electronics and quantum circuits by eliminating energy loss. For years, researchers have sought to design semiconductor materials that can also act as superconductors, thereby dramatically improving the performance and efficiency of technologies such as computer chips [...]

Scientists reveal superconducting germanium that could revolutionize computing

Scientists have created a new form of germanium—a material already central to computer chips and fiber optics—that can conduct electricity with zero resistance. The discovery could pave the way for a new generation of ultra-efficient, high-speed electronics and quantum devices. For decades, researchers have dreamed of making semiconductors that are also superconductors. Semiconductors like silicon […] The post Scientists reveal superconducting g…

Quantum Coherence In Superconducting Vortex States Exhibits Microsecond Coherence And Millisecond Relaxation Times

Researchers demonstrate that vortices within granular superconducting films behave as stable, controllable quantum systems with coherence lasting for hundreds of microseconds, potentially enabling new approaches to quantum information processing and materials analysis.