* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Download Superconductors - Bryn Mawr College
Edward Sabine wikipedia , lookup
Geomagnetic storm wikipedia , lookup
Mathematical descriptions of the electromagnetic field wikipedia , lookup
Magnetic stripe card wikipedia , lookup
Maxwell's equations wikipedia , lookup
Electromagnetism wikipedia , lookup
Friction-plate electromagnetic couplings wikipedia , lookup
Neutron magnetic moment wikipedia , lookup
Skin effect wikipedia , lookup
Lorentz force wikipedia , lookup
Magnetometer wikipedia , lookup
Magnetic monopole wikipedia , lookup
Magnetotactic bacteria wikipedia , lookup
Magnetic field wikipedia , lookup
Electrical resistance and conductance wikipedia , lookup
Electromagnetic field wikipedia , lookup
Giant magnetoresistance wikipedia , lookup
Magnetohydrodynamics wikipedia , lookup
Earth's magnetic field wikipedia , lookup
Magnetochemistry wikipedia , lookup
Multiferroics wikipedia , lookup
Magnetoreception wikipedia , lookup
Electromagnet wikipedia , lookup
Magnetotellurics wikipedia , lookup
Ferromagnetism wikipedia , lookup
Force between magnets wikipedia , lookup
History of geomagnetism wikipedia , lookup
Parent structure LaCuO3 (related to perovskite, CaTiO3) Rare earth doped material YBa2Cu3O7 : “1-2-3 type” superconductor The Meissner effect The Meissner effect in superconductors like this black ceramic yttrium based superconductor acts to exclude magnetic fields from the material. Since the electrical resistance is zero, supercurrents are generated in the material to exclude the magnetic fields from a magnet brought near it. The currents which cancel the external field produce magnetic poles which mirror the poles of the permanent magnet, repelling them to provide the lift to levitate the magnet. The levitation process is quite remarkable. Since the levitating currents in the superconductor meet no resistance, they can adjust almost instantly to maintain the levitation. The suspended magnet can be moved, put into oscillation, or even spun rapidly and the levitation currents will adjust to keep it in suspension.