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High-Efficiency Superconducting Diode Could Change Chips Forever

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Post by ikue » Mon, Aug 07, 2023, 5:45 PM UTC

Re: High-Efficiency Superconducting Diode Could Change Chips Forever

Post by skulk » Mon, Aug 07, 2023, 5:50 PM UTC

No mention of what the temperature range of this supposed "superconductor". Is it fair to assume that it's below 100K?

Post by floxy » Mon, Aug 07, 2023, 9:02 PM UTC

skulk wrote: post #2

No mention of what the temperature range of this supposed "superconductor". Is it fair to assume that it's below 100K?

The "diode" effect for the niobium material stops at temperatures warmer than ~6.5 Kelvin (Figure 3.d in the paper).