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Superconductivity
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Superconductivity is a set of physical properties observed in superconductors: materials where electrical resistance is exactly zero and magnetic fields are expelled from the material. Unlike an ordin
A high-temperature superconductor levitating above a magnet. A persistent electric current flows on the surface of the superconductor, acting to exclu
A high-temperature superconductor levitating above a magnet. A persistent electric current flows on the surface of the superconductor, acting to exclude the magnetic field of the magnet (Meissner effect). This current effectively forms an electromagnet that repels the magnet.
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (right), the discoverer of superconductivity. Paul Ehrenfest, Hendrik Lorentz, Niels Bohr stand to his left.
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (right), the discoverer of superconductivity. Paul Ehrenfest, Hendrik Lorentz, Niels Bohr stand to his left.
Top: Periodic table of superconducting elemental solids and their experimental critical temperature (T) Bottom: Periodic table of superconducting bina
Top: Periodic table of superconducting elemental solids and their experimental critical temperature (T) Bottom: Periodic table of superconducting binary hydrides (0–300 GPa). Theoretical predictions indicated in blue and experimental results in red
Electric cables for accelerators at CERN. Both the massive and slim cables are rated for 12,500 A. Top: regular cables for LEP; bottom: superconductor
Electric cables for accelerators at CERN. Both the massive and slim cables are rated for 12,500 A. Top: regular cables for LEP; bottom: superconductor-based cables for the LHC
BCS theory
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In physics, the Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer theory is a microscopic theory of superconductivity which explains many thermodynamic and electromagnetic properties of superconductors. The theory describes
Superconductivity
…resistance. The first development and study of superconducting Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC) in 2020 suggested a "smooth transition between" BEC and Bardeen-Cooper-Shrieffer regimes. Multiple types of superconductivity are reported in devices made of single-layer materials. Some of these materials can switch between conducting…
A commemorative plaque placed in the Bardeen Engineering Quad at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It commemorates the Theory of Superco
A commemorative plaque placed in the Bardeen Engineering Quad at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It commemorates the Theory of Superconductivity developed here by John Bardeen and his students, for which they won a Nobel Prize for Physics in 1972.