Magnetism and superconductivity are caused by spontaneous ordering on a macroscopic scale. Studies of a two-dimensional superconductor reveal another striking example of such behaviour — superinsulation.
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Fazio, R. Opposite of a superconductor. Nature 452, 542–543 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/452542a
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