F High Temperature Superconductivity , One Atom at a Time Eric

DESPI TE TWO DECADES OF IN TENSE RESEARCH , high temperature superconductors still hold many mysteries. Although they share some properties with their well-understood “conventional” low-temperature cousins, in particular the ability to carry current without any resistance, the differences are plentiful. The most obvious difference is the transition temperature TC, below which superconductivity turns on. This transition temperature tops out near 30 K for conventional superconductors, but is above the 77 K boiling point of liquid nitrogen for the most studied high temperature superconductors, and for others is as high as half way to room temperature. These high transition temperatures have driven much excitement in the field, with thoughts of myriad applications for hypothetical room temperature superconductors, including perfect energy storage and transmission systems F High Temperature Superconductivity, One Atom at a Time Eric Hudson