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Ok, I can't exactly run out to the store and put some of these in my freezer to experiment with (hurry up guys ), so here's just some questions I was thinking about.
- Superconductors would have very near zero resistance (part of their definition) so would that mean that the current carrying capabilities would be incredibly large as well? Assuming we don't heat them past their range of superconductivity of course. But we would eventually still reach some level of saturation because we wouldn't have enough free electrons to participate in our signal flow, even if this was like an absurd amount like 500A on a 24ga wire or something.
- What impedance characteritics are to be expected from superconductors? I would guess they would drop as well.
- Are these materials suitable for replacements for semiconductors where they can be doped to have N and P junctions or similar functioning equivalents?
- Any information on the exact reason why we need to approach 0K for super-conductors to work?
Thanks in advance.
Cliff
- Superconductors would have very near zero resistance (part of their definition) so would that mean that the current carrying capabilities would be incredibly large as well? Assuming we don't heat them past their range of superconductivity of course. But we would eventually still reach some level of saturation because we wouldn't have enough free electrons to participate in our signal flow, even if this was like an absurd amount like 500A on a 24ga wire or something.
- What impedance characteritics are to be expected from superconductors? I would guess they would drop as well.
- Are these materials suitable for replacements for semiconductors where they can be doped to have N and P junctions or similar functioning equivalents?
- Any information on the exact reason why we need to approach 0K for super-conductors to work?
Thanks in advance.
Cliff