Superconducting materials - a topical overview

TL;DR

This paper provides a comprehensive overview of recent developments in superconducting materials, discussing their atomic structures, mechanisms, and potential applications over the past 25 years.

Contribution

It offers a detailed synthesis of the state of the art in superconducting materials, highlighting recent discoveries and their implications.

Findings

Summary of atomic structures of superconductors

Discussion of proposed superconductivity mechanisms

Overview of potential applications in technology

Abstract

A topical overview on the state of the art and science of superconducting materials is presented. The relation of atomic structure and suggested superconductivity mechanisms as well as possible applications are discussed for the various families of superconducting materials discovered within the last 25 years.