[Python] How to change the power of two to be same font as rest of axis

I wish to use the default Pdflatex font (which I understand to be computer modern) for all of the text in my plots, as this is the same as I am using in my report. In an effort to have my figures be consistent within and with my report, I am using the following code to setup my Matplotlib before plotting:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

import matplotlib as mpl
mpl.rcParams['font.family'] = "serif"
mpl.rcParams['font.serif'] = "cmr10"
mpl.rcParams['axes.formatter.use_mathtext'] = True


Then I create the figure using the following:

fig, ax = plt.subplots()

ax.set_title('Results',fontsize=18)
ax.set_ylabel(r'Heat Flux (W/cm$^2$)',fontsize=18)
ax.set_xlabel('Wall Superheat (K)',fontsize=18)
ax.legend()


The problem is: I cannot get the power of two to be the same font as the rest of the axis title. .

It is a small problem, but the '2' is not the same font as the rest of the label. Compare the two of the label with that of the 2 found in the axis ticks to see the difference.

The same problem exists when I try subscripts.

Kindly assist.

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