List of superconductors
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The table below shows some of the parameters of common superconductors. X:Y means material X doped with element Y, TC is the highest reported transition temperature in kelvins and HC is a critical magnetic field in tesla. "BCS" means whether or not the superconductivity is explained within the BCS theory.
List[]
Substance | Class | TC (K) | HC (T) | Type | BCS | References |
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Al | Element | 1.20 | 0.01 | I | yes | [1][2][3] |
Bi | Element | 5.3×10−4 | 5.2×10−6 | I | no | [note 1] [4] |
Cd | Element | 0.52 | 0.0028 | I | yes | [2][3] |
Diamond:B | Element | 11.4 | 4 | II | yes | [5][6][7] |
Ga | Element | 1.083 | 0.0058 | I | yes | [2][3][8] |
Hf | Element | 0.165 | I | yes | [2] | |
α-Hg | Element | 4.15 | 0.04 | I | yes | [2][3] |
β-Hg | Element | 3.95 | 0.04 | I | yes | [2][3] |
In | Element | 3.4 | 0.03 | I | yes | [2][3] |
Ir | Element | 0.14 | 0.0016 | I | yes | [2][8] |
α-La | Element | 4.9 | I | yes | [2] | |
β-La | Element | 6.3 | I | yes | [2] | |
Li | Element | 4×10−4 | I | [9] | ||
Mo | Element | 0.92 | 0.0096 | I | yes | [2][8] |
Nb | Element | 9.26 | 0.82 | II | yes | [2][3] |
Os | Element | 0.65 | 0.007 | I | yes | [2] |
Pa | Element | 1.4 | I | yes | [10] | |
Pb | Element | 7.19 | 0.08 | I | yes | [2][3] |
Re | Element | 2.4 | 0.03 | I | yes | [2][3][11] |
Rh | Element | 3.25×10−4 | 4.9×10−6 | I | [12] | |
Ru | Element | 0.49 | 0.005 | I | yes | [2][3] |
Si:B | Element | 0.4 | 0.4 | II | yes | [13] |
Sn | Element | 3.72 | 0.03 | I | yes | [2][3] |
Ta | Element | 4.48 | 0.09 | I | yes | [2][3] |
Tc | Element | 7.46–11.2 | 0.04 | II | yes | [2][3] |
α-Th | Element | 1.37 | 0.013 | I | yes | [2][3] |
Ti | Element | 0.39 | 0.01 | I | yes | [2][3] |
Tl | Element | 2.39 | 0.02 | I | yes | [2][3] |
α-U | Element | 0.68 | I | yes | [2][10] | |
β-U | Element | 1.8 | I | yes | [10] | |
V | Element | 5.03 | 1 | II | yes | [2][3] |
α-W | Element | 0.015 | 0.00012 | I | yes | [8][10][14] |
β-W | Element | 1–4 | [14] | |||
Zn | Element | 0.855 | 0.005 | I | yes | [2][3] |
Zr | Element | 0.55 | 0.014 | I | yes | [2][3] |
Ba8Si46 | Compound | 8.07 | 0.008 | II | yes | [15] |
C6Ca | Compound | 11.5 | 0.95 | II | [16] | |
C6Li3Ca2 | Compound | 11.15 | II | [16] | ||
C8K | Compound | 0.14 | II | [16] | ||
C8KHg | Compound | 1.4 | II | [16] | ||
C6K | Compound | 1.5 | II | [17] | ||
C3K | Compound | 3.0 | II | [17] | ||
C3Li | Compound | <0.35 | II | [17] | ||
C2Li | Compound | 1.9 | II | [17] | ||
C3Na | Compound | 2.3–3.8 | II | [17] | ||
C2Na | Compound | 5.0 | II | [17] | ||
C8Rb | Compound | 0.025 | II | [16] | ||
C6Sr | Compound | 1.65 | II | [16] | ||
C6Yb | Compound | 6.5 | II | [16] | ||
C60Cs2Rb | Compound | 33 | II | yes | [18] | |
C60K3 | Compound | 19.8 | 0.013 | II | yes | [15][19] |
C60RbX | Compound | 28 | II | yes | [20] | |
FeB4 | Compound | 2.9 | II | [21] | ||
InN | Compound | 3 | II | yes | [22] | |
In2O3 | Compound | 3.3 | ~3 | II | yes | [23] |
LaB6 | Compound | 0.45 | yes | [24] | ||
MgB2 | Compound | 39 | 74 | II | yes | [25] |
Nb3Al | Compound | 18 | II | yes | [2] | |
NbC1-xNx | Compound | 17.8 | 12 | II | yes | [26][27] |
Nb3Ge | Compound | 23.2 | 37 | II | yes | [28] |
NbO | Compound | 1.38 | II | yes | [29] | |
NbN | Compound | 16 | II | yes | [2] | |
Nb3Sn | Compound | 18.3 | 30 | II | yes | [30] |
NbTi | Compound | 10 | 15 | II | yes | [2] |
SiC:B | Compound | 1.4 | 0.008 | I | yes | [31] |
SiC:Al | Compound | 1.5 | 0.04 | II | yes | [31] |
TiN | Compound | 5.6 | 5 | I | yes | [32][33][34] |
Compound | 17 | [35] | ||||
YB6 | Compound | 8.4 | II | yes | [36][37][38] | |
ZrN | Compound | 10 | yes | [39] | ||
ZrB12 | Compound | 6.0 | II | yes | [38] | |
YBCO | Cuprate | 95 | 120–250 | II | no | |
EuBCO | Cuprate | 93 | II | no | [40] | |
GdBCO | Cuprate | 91 | II | no | [41] | |
BSCCO | Cuprate | 104 | ||||
HBCCO | Cuprate | 135 | ||||
SmFeAs(O,F) | Iron-based | 55 | ||||
CeFeAs(O,F) | Iron-based | 41 | ||||
LaFeAs(O,F) | Iron-based | 26 | ||||
LaFePO | Iron-based | 4 | ||||
FeSe:SrTiO3 | Iron-based | 60-100 | ||||
(Ba,K)Fe2As2 | Iron-based | 38 | ||||
NaFeAs | Iron-based | 20 | ||||
HgTlBaCaCuO | Compound | 164 | II | |||
H2S @ 155 GPa | Compound | 203 | II | |||
Yb @ >86 GPa | Element | 1.4 | no | [42] |
Other types[]
- Fulleride superconductor Cs3C60 at 38K
- Polyhydrides hydrogen rich compounds stabilised under hundreds of gigapascals pressure, such as , H3S, at pressures above 90 GPa; 23 K at 100 GPa to 150 K at 200 GPa, or lanthanum decahydride, or carbonaceous sulfur hydride.
See also[]
- Conventional superconductor – Materials that display superconductivity as described by BCS theory or its extensions
- Covalent superconductor – Superconducting materials where the atoms are linked by covalent bonds
- High-temperature superconductivity – Superconductive behavior at temperatures much higher than absolute zero
- Room-temperature superconductor – Material which exhibits superconductivity above 0 °C
- Superconductivity – Electrical conductivity with exactly zero resistance
- Superconductor classification – Different types of superconductors
- Technological applications of superconductivity
- Timeline of low-temperature technology – Aspect of history
- Type-I superconductor – Type of superconductor with a single critical magnetic field
- Type-II superconductor – Superconductor characterized by the formation of magnetic vortices in an applied magnetic field
- Unconventional superconductor – Superconductive materials not explained by existing established theories
Notes[]
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External links[]
- A review of 700 potential superconductors Hosono, H.; Tanabe, K.; Takayama-Muromachi, E.; Kageyama, H.; Yamanaka, S.; Kumakura, H.; Nohara, M.; Hiramatsu, H.; Fujitsu, S. (2015). "Exploration of new superconductors and functional materials, and fabrication of superconducting tapes and wires of iron pnictides". Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. 16 (3): 033503. arXiv:1505.02240. Bibcode:2015STAdM..16c3503H. doi:10.1088/1468-6996/16/3/033503. PMC 5099821. PMID 27877784.
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