All-Temperature Superconductor

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent experimental findings suggesting progress towards developing a superconductor that can operate at room temperature, challenging previous assumptions about nanostructure resistance behaviors.

Contribution

It provides an overview of experimental discoveries since 2000 that indicate potential pathways to room-temperature superconductivity.

Findings

Unexpected resistance decrease in nanostructures with reduced thickness

Emerging evidence of room-temperature superconductivity

Nanostructure studies challenge traditional resistance expectations

Abstract

Several surprises are beginning to emerge from studies of nanostructures: whereas increased resistance with decreased thickness has been expected, the exact opposite in several instances has been found. It is beginning to seem we are in the process of wedging open the way to a superconductor that will operate at least at room temperature. This paper will examine some pertinent experimental findings since the turn of the century.