New parameter for predicting high temperature superconductivity

(Phys.org)--Superconductivity occurs when electrons experience no resistance as they travel through conducting material. However temperatures must be near absolute zero, making superconductivity. In 1986 scientists discovered high temperature superconducting materials, which have superconducting properties at temperatures as high as 125 K. The mechanism by which a high temperature superconductor works is still largely unknown. Physicists hope to uncover how these unconventional superconductors w...