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There's a range of magic angles to study superconductivity in a twisted 2D semiconductor

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Last year, tungsten diselenide (WSe2) had its magic moment. Two independent research groups discovered "magic angles" at which two atom-thin layers of the unique semiconductor, when twisted relative to one another into what's known as a moire pattern, can superconduct electricity. Cory Dean and his colleagues at Columbia documented superconductivity at a 5° twist angle; upstate at Cornell, Jie Shan and Kin Fai Mak's team saw it at around 3.5°. U…

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Last year, tungsten diseleniide (WSE2) experienced its magical moment. Two independent research groups discovered "magic angles" according to which two thin layers of an atom of this unique semiconductor, when they are twisted in relation to each other to form what is called a moiré pattern, can superconduct electricity. [...]

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