Superconducting is one of the most promising fields of electronics research. Superconductors feature virtually no resistance and could one day create a digital world without power losses and with many unique applications. While the race to create room temperature superconductors continues, researchers continue to define designs based on traditional superconducting materials as well.
Researchers at the University of Texas have created super-thin sheets of lead — merely 2 atoms thick that are capable of superconducting. The material is the thinnest superconductor created to date.
Charge moves across the new material, as in other superconductors, via Cooper pairs, a pair of electrons dancing across the surface. Typically this movement can occur in three dimensions.
