List of superconductors
A table showing major parameters of major superconductors of simple structure (numerous metallic alloys are not shown). X:Y means material X doped with element Y, TC is the highest reported transition temperature in kelvins and HC is a critical magnetic field in teslas. "Non-metals" here refers to materials which are normally not considered as metals, but become superconducting upon heavy doping. "BCS" means whether or not the superconductivity is explained within the BCS theory.
| Formula | TC (K) | HC (T) | Type | BCS | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metals | |||||
| Al | 1.20 | 0.01 | I | yes | [1][2][3] |
| Cd | 0.52 | 0.0028 | I | yes | [2][3] |
| Ga | 1.083 | 0.0058 | I | yes | [4] |
| Hf | 0.165 | I | yes | [2] | |
| α-Hg | 4.15 | 0.04 | I | yes | [2][3] |
| β-Hg | 3.95 | 0.04 | I | yes | [2][3] |
| Ga | 1.1 | 0.005 | I | yes | [2][3] |
| In | 3.4 | 0.03 | I | yes | [2][3] |
| Ir | 0.14 | 0.0016[4] | I | yes | [2] |
| α-La | 4.9 | I | yes | [2] | |
| β-La | 6.3 | I | yes | [2] | |
| Mo | 0.92 | 0.0096 | I | yes | [2][4] |
| Nb | 9.26 | 0.82 | II | yes | [2][3] |
| Os | 0.65 | 0.007 | I | yes | [2] |
| Pa | 1.4 | I | yes | [5] | |
| Pb | 7.19 | 0.08 | I | yes | [2][3] |
| Re | 2.4 | 0.03 | I | yes | [2][3][6] |
| Ru | 0.49 | 0.005 | I | yes | [2][3] |
| Sn | 3.72 | 0.03 | I | yes | [2][3] |
| Ta | 4.48 | 0.09 | I | yes | [2][3] |
| Tc | 7.46–11.2 | 0.04 | II | yes | [2][3] |
| α-Th | 1.37 | 0.013 | I | yes | [2][3] |
| Ti | 0.39 | 0.01 | I | yes | [2][3] |
| Tl | 2.39 | 0.02 | I | yes | [2][3] |
| α-U | 0.68 | I | yes | [2][5] | |
| β-U | 1.8 | I | yes | [5] | |
| V | 5.03 | 1 | II | yes | [2][3] |
| α-W | 0.015 | 0.00012 | I | yes | [4][5][7] |
| β-W | 1–4 | [7] | |||
| Zn | 0.855 | 0.005 | I | yes | [2][3] |
| Zr | 0.55 | 0.014 | I | yes | [2][3] |
| Compounds | |||||
| Ba8Si46 | 8.07 | 0.008 | II | yes | [8] |
| C6Ca | 11.5 | 0.95 | II | [9] | |
| C6Li3Ca2 | 11.15 | II | [9] | ||
| C8K | 0.14 | II | [9] | ||
| C8KHg | 1.4 | II | [9] | ||
| C6K | 1.5 | II | [10] | ||
| C3K | 3.0 | II | [10] | ||
| C3Li | <0.35 | II | [10] | ||
| C2Li | 1.9 | II | [10] | ||
| C3Na | 2.3–3.8 | II | [10] | ||
| C2Na | 5.0 | II | [10] | ||
| C8Rb | 0.025 | II | [9] | ||
| C6Sr | 1.65 | II | [9] | ||
| C6Yb | 6.5 | II | [9] | ||
| C60Cs2Rb | 33 | II | yes | [11] | |
| C60K3 | 19.8 | 0.013 | II | yes | [12][8] |
| C60RbX | 28 | II | yes | [13] | |
| Diamond:B | 11.4 | 4 | II | yes | [14][15][16] |
| InN | 3 | II | yes | [17] | |
| In2O3 | 3.3 | ~3 | II | yes | [18] |
| Si:B | 0.4 | 0.4 | II | yes | [19] |
| SiC:B | 1.4 | 0.008 | I | yes | [20] |
| SiC:Al | 1.5 | 0.04 | II | yes | [20] |
| Binary alloys | |||||
| LaB6 | 0.45 | yes | [21] | ||
| MgB2 | 39 | 74 | II | yes | [22] |
| Nb3Al | 18 | II | yes | [2] | |
| Nb3Ge | 23.2 | 37 | II | yes | [23] |
| NbO | 1.38 | II | yes | [24] | |
| NbN | 16 | II | yes | [2] | |
| Nb3Sn | 18.3 | 30 | II | yes | [25] |
| NbTi | 10 | 15 | II | yes | [2] |
| YB6 | 8.4 | II | yes | [26][27][28] | |
| TiN | 5.6 | yes | [29] | ||
| ZrN | 10 | yes | [30] | ||
| ZrB12 | 6.0 | I | yes | [28] |
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See also
- Conventional superconductor
- covalent superconductors
- High-temperature superconductivity
- Room temperature superconductor
- Superconductivity
- Superconductor classification
- Technological applications of superconductivity
- Timeline of low-temperature technology
- Type-I superconductor
- Type-II superconductor
- Unconventional superconductor
