Spontaneous superconducting currents in Sr2RuO4
Superconductivity is a complete loss of electrical resistance. Superconductors are not merely very good metals: it is a fundamentally different... [mehr]
Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe
A charge-density-wave topological semimetal
An international team of scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics, Halle (Saale), the Max Planck Institute for Chemical... [mehr]
Taking correlated quantum Hall physics to the third dimension
The quantum Hall effect is among the most prominent examples of a quantum phenomenon that occurs on a truly macroscopic scale. Its robust nature... [mehr]
Connecting two classes of unconventional superconductors
The understanding of unconventional superconductivity is one of the most challenging and fascinating tasks of solid-state physics. Different... [mehr]
Electrochemical oxygen evolution on Hf2B2Ir5 electrode material
The water electrolysis is an electrochemical way for production of hydrogen, which is considered as one of the future energy carrier molecules.... [mehr]
Cherned up to the maximum
When the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 to David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz, they... [mehr]
A fresh twist in chiral topology
The concept of chirality is well-established in science: when an object cannot be superimposed on its mirror image, both the object and its mirror... [mehr]
Macroscopic quantum interference in an ultra-pure metal
As high school students see in experiments with water waves, and we observe and use with light waves in many optical devices, interference is a... [mehr]
Al2Pt for oxygen evolution reaction in water splitting: a strategy for creating multi-functionality in electrocatalysis
The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources strongly depends on an availability of effective systems for energy conversion and... [mehr]