JERUSALEM, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Israeli researchers have uncovered hidden traits in superconductors that could pave the way for better quantum computers, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem said in a statement Wednesday.
Superconductors are special materials that can carry electricity without losing energy, making them important for future technologies.
Scientists had thought these materials had a single superconducting state, but the new study, published in Physical Review Letters, found they actually contain two interacting states that work together and appear as a single state.
Using highly sensitive measurements, the researchers discovered this hidden behavior in niobium diselenide and a related material called TaS2.
They concluded that these hidden properties could help design better superconducting devices for quantum computers, ultra-efficient electronics, and advanced sensors. ■
