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February 13, 2015

Switching superconductivity by light
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 13, 2015
A research team led by Prof. Hiroshi M. Yamamoto of the Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences has developed a novel superconducting transistor which can be switched reversibly between ON and OFF by light-irradiation. This achievement is a milestone for future high-speed switching devices or highly-sensitive optical sensors. The field-effect transistor (FET) is a basic switching element that controls electrical current in electronic circuits. FETs are currently in ... read more

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