![Photo of Stanford and SLAC Professor Yi Cui](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/yi_cui_headshot_crop.jpg?h=6d566689&itok=i0O1GHac)
Illustration
An illustration shows polarons – fleeting distortions in a material’s atomic lattice ––in a promising next-generation energy material, lead hybrid perovskite.
![Polarons, bubbles of distortion in a perovskite lattice.](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/polaron_artwork_final_la_crop_0.jpg?h=425c9a1d&itok=ZjQN4btG)
![Illustration of a molecular Ferris wheel delivering protons](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/rotary_proton_la_final.jpg?h=1350c8e5&itok=Tqu7B_4V)
News Feature
VIA Stanford News
Stanford physicist’s quest for the perfect keys to unlock the mysteries of superconductivity
![Portrait of Stanford and SLAC Professor Z-X Shen](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2020_0224_Z_X_Shen_Portrait_Orrell-7123%20websize.jpeg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=w81hhcqs)