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What are good references to understand how Cooper pairs transport charges in superconductors?

I am trying to get a deep understanding of superconductors (in the BCS treatment) and I am now focusing on a detailed description of charge flow in superconductors. I have managed to find some partial ...
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Tunneling electrons through a Josephson juction

A Josephson junction is a device made of two superconducting materials separated by a thin isolating layer. Without a potential difference between the superconductors the Cooper pairs are in coherent ...
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How does too much current 'kill' a type-2 superconductor?

I recently saw this post: Can a superconducting wire conduct unlimited current? One of the responses mentioned the Meissner effect. However, I am aware that this occurs primarily in type-1 ...
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