Room-Temperature Superconductivity

TL;DR

This book explores the possibility of achieving superconductivity at room temperature, discusses underlying physics, mechanisms, and provides guidelines for synthesizing such materials, aiming to advance superconductor research.

Contribution

It is the first comprehensive work to review the basic properties and principles of room-temperature superconductivity, offering synthesis guidelines and theoretical insights.

Findings

Superconductivity can occur above room temperature under suitable conditions.

Four universal principles of superconductivity are proposed.

The book provides foundational knowledge for developing room-temperature superconductors.

Abstract

This is the first book on the subject of room-temperature superconductivity. The main purpose of the book is twofold. First, to show that, under suitable conditions, superconductivity can occur above room temperature. Secondly, to present general guidelines on how to synthesize a room temperature superconductor. The book begins with an introduction into the physics of the superconducting state and superconducting materials. The mechanisms of conventional, half-conventional and unconventional superconductivity are discussed in the following chapters. The last three chapters of the book are devoted to room temperature superconductivity. In Chapter 2, an attempt to review the basic properties of the superconducting state independently of any specific mechanism is made for the first time. In addition, four principles of superconductivity valid for any type of superconductivity are introduced in Chapter 4. The book is mainly addressed to specialists in materials science and in the field of superconductivity. At the same time, students will also benefit from reading the first nine chapters of the book.