Room-temperature superconductivity in a carbonaceous sulfur hydride!
Henry S. Rzepa
Abstract
The title of this post indicates the exciting prospect that a method of producing a room temperature superconductor has finally been achived[1]. This is only possible at enormous pressures however; >267 gigaPascals (GPa) or 2,635,023 atmospheres. The system is made by milling a mixture of elemental carbon and sulfur, followed by adding hydrogen gas, compression to 4 GPa and finally laser-induced photolysis at 532nm for several hours.
Topics & Concepts
SulfurHydrogenSuperconductivityHydridePhotodissociationCarbon fibersLaserMaterials scienceAnalytical Chemistry (journal)ChemistryInorganic chemistryMetallurgyPhotochemistryCondensed matter physicsComposite materialOpticsPhysicsOrganic chemistryComposite numberAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsSuperconductivity in MgB2 and Alloys