stuffonfire t1_jbrqurl wrote on March 11, 2023 at 4:54 AM Reply to How do impurities affect superconductivity? by Infferno122 Anderson has a theorem on this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson%27s_theorem_(superconductivity)# If you have a conventional superconductor (follows BCS theory) and the impurities aren't magnetic, or insanely numerous, superconductivity is pretty much unaffected by impurities and defects. Permalink 7
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Reply to How do impurities affect superconductivity? by Infferno122
Anderson has a theorem on this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson%27s_theorem_(superconductivity)#
If you have a conventional superconductor (follows BCS theory) and the impurities aren't magnetic, or insanely numerous, superconductivity is pretty much unaffected by impurities and defects.