Oxide Superconductors
Srijita Basumallick
Unlike conductors and semiconductors, super conducting materials are relatively rare. Again, these materials exhibit super conductivity only at low temperature. In this chapter, an attempt has been made to present a brief historical background of discovery of super conductors. This is followed by presentation of unusual magnetic properties of super conducting materials, type 1 and type 2 super conducting materials, theories and hypothesis proposed to explain these properties of super conducting materials. Crystal structure of super conducting materials have been discussed.
Keywords
Type 1 Superconductor, Type 2 Superconductor, Yttrium Barium Copper Oxide, Cooper Pair, Meissner Effect
Published online 10/5/2022, 13 pages
Citation: Srijita Basumallick, Oxide Superconductors, Materials Research Foundations, Vol. 132, pp 166-178, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644902110-9
Part of the book on Superconductors
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