An EU-funded international research team has studied the electronic properties of unconventional superconductors based on fullerenes. They demonstrated the role that their molecular electronic structure can play in controlling superconductivity.
Most superconductors have a relatively simple structure built from atoms but superconductors made from molecules arranged in a regular structure have also been found. Work by members of the LEMSUPER (Light element molecular superconductivity: An interdisciplinary approach) project team led to the discovery of the highest working temperature for molecular superconductors.
Further details: Eco-friendly high-temperature superconductors