ZakeDude

ZakeDude t1_jbrvfx6 wrote

Really depends on the impurity and the material.

Some increase or decrease the critical temperature. Some affect the critical magnetic field (see Ta or Ti in Nb3Sn) by changing the normal state resistance. You can also increase the amount of current that can pass through the material by increasing the number of microstructural features -- smaller grains, say, or bits of non-superconducting material.

Source: working on a degree in superconducting wires

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ZakeDude t1_j08xnqd wrote

I don't see your criticism of the y axis, looks linear to me. I see little reason why the top graph and bottom graph must have the same scale.

On the other hand, this graph doesn't show what the title says it shows, and it is devoid of context: surely research on solar and wind count as "cost of zero carbon". Surely so also does research into emission reduction. And surely the cost of zero carbon is far less than the cost of not reaching zero carbon.

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