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transition temperature

noun

  1. Physics. a temperature at which a substance undergoes some abrupt change in its properties, as when it passes from the normal to the superconducting state.


transition temperature

noun

  1. the temperature at which a sudden change of physical properties occurs, such as a change of phase or crystalline structure, or at which a substance becomes superconducting
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Example Sentences

The resulting purer tantalum had a higher superconducting transition temperature.

"Even a slight elevation in the transition temperature could reduce the number of remaining, unpaired electrons," Liu said, potentially making the material a better superconductor and increasing its quantum coherence time.

Superconductivity depends on two factors: the critical transition temperature and the critical magnetic field.

If the temperature falls below the critical transition temperature, the resistance drops to zero and the material becomes superconducting.

"Physicists have a rule of thumb for this," reports Helm: "In many conventional superconductors, the value of the transition temperature in Kelvin is roughly one to two times the value of the critical magnetic-field strength in tesla. In spin-triplet superconductors, this ratio is often much higher."

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