Thermopower in superconductors : Temperature dependence of magnetic flux in a bimetallic loop

The thermopower of superconductors measured via the magnetic flux in a bimetallic loop is evaluated. It is shown that by a standard matching of the electrostatic potential, known as the Bernoulli potential, one explains the experimentally observed amplitude and the divergence in the vicinity of the critical temperature.

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