A transition at the
critical temperature,
, below which the
resistance of electrical conductors becomes zero and
magnetic flux is excluded. Examples:
The transitions of
Nb3Sn,
Nb3Al and
V3Si
to superconductors
(
) and
YBa2Cu3O7-x
(
) at
.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 577
(Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations 1994))
on page 592
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
doi:10.1351/goldbook.
