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In 1911, Kamerlingh Onnes discovered superconducting mercury, which however remained as puzzling for some time with no significant applications. It is now recognized as a fundamental problem in the many-electron system superconductivity occurs in many conductors below critical temperatures T c of phase transitions. In this chapter, the superconducting phenomenon and related theories are summarized, prior to discussing the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer theory in Chap. 13. The superconducting state is characterized not only by zero electrical resistance, but also as perfect diamagnetism, making the thermodynamic description more complex than structural phase transitions.
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Fujimoto, M. (2010). Superconducting Phases. In: Thermodynamics of Crystalline States. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6688-9_12
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