High-temperature superconductors (abbreviated high-Tc or HTS) are operatively defined as materials that behave as superconductors at temperatures above 77 K (−196.2 °C; −321.1 °F), the boiling point of liquid nitrogen, one of the simplest coolants in cryogenics.
What are the properties of high temperature superconductors?
The main features of high-temperature superconductors (HTSC) that define their properties are intrinsic brittleness of oxide cuprates, the layered anisotropic structure and the supershort coherence length.
How does high temperature superconductivity work?
High-temperature superconductivity reveals its secret. High-temperature superconductivity, the ability of certain materials to conduct electricity with zero electrical resistance at temperatures above the boiling point of liquid nitrogen, was unexpectedly discovered in copper oxide (cuprate) materials in 1987.
