Thermopower in superconductors

TL;DR

This paper investigates the thermopower in superconductors by analyzing magnetic flux measurements in bimetallic loops, explaining experimental results near the critical temperature through the Bernoulli potential.

Contribution

It demonstrates that the Bernoulli potential accounts for the observed thermopower amplitude and divergence in superconductors near the critical temperature.

Findings

Bernoulli potential explains thermopower behavior

Divergence occurs near the critical temperature

Experimental amplitude matches theoretical predictions

Abstract

The thermopower of superconductors measured via the magnetic flux in bimetallic loop is evaluated. It is shown that by a standard matching of the electrostatic potential, known as the Bernoulli potential, one explains the experimentally observed amplitude and the divergence in the vicinity of the critical temperature.