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What are Superconductors?

Dutch physicist, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, discovered superconductivity in 1911. Onnes was studying the electrical properties of mercury when he found that its electrical resistance completely vanished when it was at a temperature of 4.2 K (close to absolute zero). An electric current was applied to this supercooled mercury, then the battery was removed. The electric […]