Superconductors in strong electric fields: Quantum Electrodynamics meets Superconductivity

A static electric field has always been thought to play little role in the physics of ideal conductors, since the screening effects of mobile carriers prevent it from penetrating deep into the bulk of a metal. Very recently however, experimental evidence has been obtained which indicates that static...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2023-06, Vol.2531 (1), p.12001
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