Cooper electron pair
physics
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BCS theory
- In BCS theory
…grouped in pairs, now called Cooper pairs, and that the motions of all of the Cooper pairs within a single superconductor are correlated; they constitute a system that functions as a single entity. Application of an electrical voltage to the superconductor causes all Cooper pairs to move, constituting a current.…
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Cooper
- In Leon N. Cooper
The concept of Cooper electron pairs was named after him.
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Josephson
- In Josephson effect
…of pairs of electrons called Cooper pairs. According to Josephson, under certain circumstances these Cooper pairs move from one superconductor to the other across the thin insulating layer. Such motion of pairs of electrons constitutes the Josephson current, and the process by which the pairs cross the insulating layer is…
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