# Quantum Mystery Solved – Scientists Shed Light on Perplexing High-Temperature Superconductors **URL:** \ **Category:** News\ **Created:** [May 20, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://community.materialssquare.com/t/quantum-mystery-solved-scientists-shed-light-on-perplexing-high-temperature-superconductors/245 "2024-05-20T11:46:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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A new study has elucidated the mechanisms behind high-temperature superconductivity in cuprates using an enhanced Hubbard model. Researchers at the Flatiron Institute, led by Shiwei Zhang, introduced diagonal electron hops into the model, successfully recreating key superconductive properties. This breakthrough, achieved through extensive supercomputer simulations, demonstrates the efficacy of classical computation in quantum research and advances understanding of cuprates, which superconduct at much higher temperatures than previously thought. The findings could lead to technological innovations like efficient power transmission and faster MRI scanners. For more details, read the full article here: > **[Quantum Mystery Solved – Scientists Shed Light on Perplexing High-Temperature...](https://scitechdaily.com/quantum-mystery-solved-scientists-shed-light-on-perplexing-high-temperature-superconductors/)** > > Flatiron Institute senior research scientist Shiwei Zhang and his team have utilized the Hubbard model to computationally re-create key features of the superconductivity in materials called cuprates that have puzzled scientists for decades. Superfast...