Abstract
The field of superconductivity has witnessed tremendous excitement in recent years, starting with the discovery of what has come to be known as ‘high temperature superconductors’. This has led to extensive activity on many aspects concerning the mechanism of superconductivity, new materials and systems and their technological applications. Further impetus to research in this area has been provided by the discovery of superconductivity in doped fullerenes. The first identification of superconductivity in a quarternary borocarbide system Y-Ni-B-C which must be regarded as the foremost fundamental Indian contribution in recent times, has further stimulated interest in this field. Notwithstanding the new excitements, the conventional superconductors continue to be the workhorses for technological applications. This review selectively presents some of the aspects of the developments in the entire gamut of the known superconducting systems from the stand point of materials and their applications.
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