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How do you identify a superconductor?
The most obvious characteristic of a superconductor is the complete disappearance of its electrical resistance below a temperature that is known as its critical temperature. Experiments have been carried out to attempt to detect whether there is any small residual resistance in the superconducting state.
Is high-temperature superconductivity possible?
The superconductor with the highest transition temperature at ambient pressure is the cuprate of mercury, barium, and calcium, at around 133 K. There are other superconductors with higher recorded transition temperatures – for example lanthanum superhydride at 250 K, but these only occur at very high pressures.
Which critical temperatures for superconductors are highest for today?
Currently, the superconductor with the highest critical temperature ever recorded is Mercury Barium Thallium Copper Oxide or Hg0.2Tl0.8Ca2Cu3O, which has a critical temperature of 139 K at one atmosphere.
At which temperature the superconductivity is observed?
A superconductor is generally considered high-temperature if it reaches a superconducting state above a temperature of 30 K (−243.15 °C); as in the initial discovery by Georg Bednorz and K.
How do high-temperature superconductors work?
High-temperature superconductivity, the ability of certain materials to conduct electricity with zero electrical resistance at temperatures above the boiling point of liquid nitrogen, was unexpectedly discovered in copper oxide (cuprate) materials in 1987.
How is resistivity property of a superconductor related with temperature?
The superconducting transition temperature (T c) is the temperature at which the resistivity of a superconductor drops to zero. (a) Below its T c, a superconductor completely expels magnetic lines of force from its interior.
How the resistance of superconductor varies with temperature?
Clearly the variation of resistance with temperature will determine energy consumption in all electrical systems based on metals. In the case of a superconductor, there is a temperature below which the material exhibits zero electrical resistance.