High-Temperature Superconductors Feel the Vibe After All

Abstract

The article focuses on the belief of physicists that phonons have little to-do with high-temperature superconductors' ability to conduct electricity with zero resistance at temperatures up to 138 kelvin. According to Zhi-Xun Shen, an experimenter at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, the results of his research seem to be consistent with what these physicists have been saying. However, some researchers still argue that the vibrations seen in the new work are an experimental artifact. Despite skepticism, it is still clear that phonons are still a hot topic in high-temperature superconductivity.