schematic of electron density in Eu-1144 (IMAGE)

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schematic of electron density in Eu-1144

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In this illustration of the superconducting material Eu-1144, the blue and magenta wave shown above the crystal lattice represents how the energy level of the electron pairs (yellow spheres) spatially modulates as these electrons move through the crystal.

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