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A substance that reaches superconductivity, a state in which magnetic fields cannot penetrate, and there is no electrical resistance, is referred to as a superconductor. In 1911, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes of Leiden University, a Dutch physicist, observed a relation between the temperature and the resistance of the element mercury. The mercury sample was then cooled in liquid helium to study the linear dependence of resistance on temperature. It was observed that, as the temperature decreased, the...
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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Solid-State Chemistry
  • Condensed Matter Physics

Background:

  • Superconductors are vital for advanced technologies due to their unique physical properties.
  • Understanding the relationship between a material's structure and its properties is key to scientific advancement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review important superconducting families, emphasizing crystal structure and chemical bonding.
  • To connect chemical bonding and structure-property relationships in superconductor discovery.
  • To provide practical synthesis and characterization guidance for chemists.

Main Methods:

  • Empirical chemical approaches for superconductor discovery.
  • Analysis of crystal structure and chemical bonding in known superconductors.
  • Review of synthesis and characterization techniques relevant to chemists.

Main Results:

  • Established correlations between chemical bonding, crystal structure, and superconductivity.
  • Highlighted structure-property relationships guiding the design of new superconductors.
  • Provided strategies for synthesizing and characterizing novel superconducting materials.

Conclusions:

  • Chemical intuition and understanding bonding are crucial for designing new superconductors.
  • Chemists play a significant role in the discovery and development of superconducting materials.
  • Future research directions in superconductivity are identified for chemists.