Chemists overturn 40-year assumption about a key class of superconductors

University of Warwick scientists used 3D visualization to show that a material considered a uniform superconductor for 40 years is actually a mosaic of different crystal structures throughout its volume.

• Material was considered a uniform superconductor for 40 years
• 3D visualization first allowed a look inside the crystal
• A mosaic of different crystal structures found inside