In reply to Mark Iverson's message of Mon, 1 Dec 2008 23:23:20 -0800: Hi, [snip] >And this article: > >http://www.physorg.com/news147363593.html > >"Scientists studying a material that appeared to lose its ability to carry >current with no >resistance say new measurements reveal that the material is indeed a >superconductor but only in >two dimensions. Equally surprising, this new form of 2-D superconductivity >emerges at a higher >temperature than ordinary 3-D superconductivity in other compositions of the >same material." > >-Mark [snip] Quote: "At a particular temperature, Li detected a big drop in resistance when the current was flowing parallel to the layers, but not when it was flowing perpendicular to them."
Those of you who have been with Vortex for a while will remember my posts about triclinic crystals, a bosonic condensate of phonons, and ballistic electrons traveling between the planes of the crystal. :) Regards, Robin van Spaandonk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
