BCS superconductivity

Layer 1 — Physicsin the Condensed Matter Physics subtree

Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer (1957): phonon-mediated Cooper pairing of electrons opens a gap Δ ~ 2ℏω_D e^{−1/NV}; causes zero resistivity and the Meissner effect.

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