superconductors

Physics

Can precious metals become superconductors?

Predicted dependence of the superconducting critical temperature of ultrathin gold films as a function of film thickness. As the film thickness decreases, the temperature at which gold becomes superconducting can be measured experimentally and matches the temperature of well-known superconducting elements such as aluminum. Credit: A. Zaccone and G. Ummarino Superconductivity is a phenomenon in which current flows through metals…