Alternative Superconducting Superlattices from Graphene
Moiré materials, such as Magic-Angle Twisted Bilayer Graphene (MATBG), have become one of the most promising platforms in quantum research thanks to their unique ability to transition between superconducting and insulating states. Among these materials, graphene plays a central role, as its remarkable electronic properties make it an ideal candidate for designing advanced quantum devices and circuits.
However, progress in this field faces a significant obstacle: current fabrication techniques for moiré materials are complex, time-consuming, and often lack reproducibility, which limits both scientific discoveries and technological applications.
Image: The left and right outer superlattice combine to form a super-superlattice in the center. Illustration by Andreas Baumgartner.
The SuperSuper project seeks to address this challenge by introducing a novel bottom-up approach to produce highly crystalline moiré materials, including those based on graphene, in a more efficient and reliable way. Achieving this goal would represent a crucial step toward the next generation of superconductors, enabling more powerful, versatile, and energy-efficient electronic technologies.
The project is funded by the Centre for Technological and Industrial Development’s (CDTI) M-ERA.NET funded network. SuperSuper addresses the objectives of the Functional Materials Topic of the M-ERA.Net Call 2021, as it is an archetype of a disruptive science and technology collaborative research project that explores radically new manufacturing and processing technologies for novel 2D superconducting materials (Subtopic: Materials for Sensing and Actuation).
M-ERA.NET is an EU funded network which has been established to support and increase the coordination of European research programmes and related funding in materials science and engineering.
The M-ERA.NET consortium will contribute to the restructuring of the European Research Area (ERA) by operating as a single innovative and flexible network of funding organisations.
