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- An introduction to the phenomenon of superconductivity -

Navigating the site:

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Site Contents:

• Home - this page (site contents)

• What? - what is superconductivity? - an introduction to the phenomenon of superconductivity and properties of superconductors

• History - a brief history of the discovery of superconduction and its subsequent development

• Theory - an explanation of what causes superconduction and how it works:

  • Electron conduction theory
  • BCS (Cooper pair) superconduction theory
  • High temperature superconductivity

• Uses - applications of superconduction:

  • Benefits, current uses and possible future applications of superconduction
  • Making your own superconductors - a set of instructions for synthesising the superconductor YBa₂Cu₃O₇. (Also a VRML world of the crystal structure of YBa₂Cu₃O₇)

• Credits - bibliography, other superconductivity web resources, about the site, acknowledgements, etc.