Identify the following An important class of materials whose resistivity suddenly goes to zero below a certain temperature Tc, which is called the critical temperature and is commonly a few degrees above absolute zero.

Identify the following An important class of materials whose resistivity suddenly goes to zero below a certain temperature Tc, which is called the critical temperature and is commonly a few degrees above absolute zero.

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