Evidence of macroscopic quantum tunnelling detected in nanowires
Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 09:21
in Physics & Chemistry
A team of researchers at the University of Illinois has demonstrated that, counter to classical Newtonian mechanics, an entire collection of superconducting electrons in an ultrathin superconducting wire is able to 'tunnel' as a pack from a state with a higher electrical current to one with a notably lower current, providing more evidence of the phenomenon of macroscopic quantum tunnelling...
