The Physics of Superconductivity
In short: Superconductivity is the phenomenon where certain materials lose all electrical resistance when cooled to extremely low temperatures, a property with vast potential for energy and technology.
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Sources used in this film: Nature Physics, “Evidence for spin-fluctuation-mediated superconductivity in electron-doped cuprates - Nature Physics”; Springer, “Milestones in the History of Superconductivity”; the organisation behind the page, “History and significance of the discovery of superconductivity by Kamerlingh Onnes in 1911”; Stanford University (ARPES Research Group), “Cuprate Superconductors”; arXiv, “High Temperature Superconductivity in the Cuprates: Phenomena from a Theorist′s Point of View”; Communications of the ACM, “Room-Temperature Superconductivity Heats Up – Communications of the ACM”; phys.org, “In search of a room-temperature superconductor, scientists present a research agenda”; Florida State University, “Brief History | Superconductivity | Applications”; University of Bristol, “October: Researchers help solve mystery of high-temperature superconductivity | News and features | University of Bristol”; Live Science, “Room-temperature superconductors: The facts behind the”; Britannica, “Heike Kamerlingh Onnes | Biography & Superconductivity Discovery | Britannica”; Science Museum Group, “Cooper pairs”; Brown University, “Cooper Pairs Found in Insulators as Well as in Superconductors”; Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering, “High-temperature superconductors and their large-scale applications - Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering”; arXiv, “Progress, problems and prospects of room-temperature superconductivity”.
Sources used in this film
- Nature Physics — Evidence for spin-fluctuation-mediated superconductivity in electron-doped cuprates - Nature Physics · View →
- Springer — Milestones in the History of Superconductivity · View →
- the organisation behind the page — History and significance of the discovery of superconductivity by Kamerlingh Onnes in 1911 · View →
- Stanford University (ARPES Research Group) — Cuprate Superconductors · View →
- arXiv — High Temperature Superconductivity in the Cuprates: Phenomena from a Theorist′s Point of View · View →
- Communications of the ACM — Room-Temperature Superconductivity Heats Up – Communications of the ACM · View →
- phys.org — In search of a room-temperature superconductor, scientists present a research agenda · View →
- Florida State University — Brief History | Superconductivity | Applications · View →
- University of Bristol — October: Researchers help solve mystery of high-temperature superconductivity | News and features | University of Bristol · View →
- Live Science — Room-temperature superconductors: The facts behind the · View →
- Britannica — Heike Kamerlingh Onnes | Biography & Superconductivity Discovery | Britannica · View →
- Science Museum Group — Cooper pairs · View →
- Brown University — Cooper Pairs Found in Insulators as Well as in Superconductors · View →
- Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering — High-temperature superconductors and their large-scale applications - Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering · View →
- arXiv — Progress, problems and prospects of room-temperature superconductivity · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Nature Physics: Evidence for spin-fluctuation-mediated superconductivity in electron-doped cuprates - Nature Physics
- Also: Springer: Milestones in the History of Superconductivity
- Also: Physica C: Superconductivity: History and significance of the discovery of superconductivity by Kamerlingh Onnes in 1911
- Also: Stanford University (ARPES Research Group): Cuprate Superconductors
- Also: arXiv: High Temperature Superconductivity in the Cuprates: Phenomena from a Theorist′s Point of View
- Also: Communications of the ACM: Room-Temperature Superconductivity Heats Up – Communications of the ACM
- Also: In search of a room-temperature superconductor, scientists present a research agenda
- Also: Florida State University: Brief History | Superconductivity | Applications
- Also: University of Bristol: October: Researchers help solve mystery of high-temperature superconductivity | News and features | University of Bristol
- Also: Live Science: Room-temperature superconductors: The facts behind the
- Also: Britannica: Heike Kamerlingh Onnes | Biography & Superconductivity Discovery | Britannica
- Also: Cooper pairs
- Also: Brown University: Cooper Pairs Found in Insulators as Well as in Superconductors
- Also: Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering: High-temperature superconductors and their large-scale applications - Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering
- Also: arXiv: Progress, problems and prospects of room-temperature superconductivity
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