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Research Links Electron Motion to High-Temperature Superconductivity

3/22/2026

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Researchers from Rice University and the Weizmann Institute visualized compact molecular orbitals in Ni3In, linking destructive interference in electron motion to high-temperature superconductivity.
Their Nature Physics study uses atomic-scale spectroscopy to confirm these orbitals and their role in the material's quantum critical behavior.
The Kavli Institute sparked the collaboration, bridging theory and experiment, as future work aims to explore these orbitals further.

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Researchers from Rice University and the Weizmann Institute visualized compact molecular orbitals in Ni3In, linking destructive interference in electron motion to high-temperature superconductivity.
Their Nature Physics study uses atomic-scale spectroscopy to confirm these orbitals and their role in the material's quantum critical behavior.
The Kavli Institute sparked the collaboration, bridging theory and experiment, as future work aims to explore these orbitals further.