Re:Electronic Structure of LK-99
by Baeocystin on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @11:33PM
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Am I correct in my understanding that being capable of self-levitation would be an unusually strong example of the diamagnetic effect?
Re:Electronic Structure of LK-99
by lucubratory on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @12:16AM
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Yes, if this material is diamagnetic without being a superconductor it is by far the strongest such material we've ever found. 15x stronger than pyrolitic graphite.
From what I heard, it would. This kind of diamagnetism would be strong enough to be potentially interesting in other applications and research, if it turns out not to be a superconductor.
Would still be useful for maglev, I assume?
Not over a single dipole magnet. The "shape" of the field wouldn't make it stable, you'd need to add other magnets or a piece of string to stabilise. As I understand stable levitation over a dipole magnet is indicative of flux pinning which is a property exclusive to type II superconductors.
Re:Electronic Structure of LK-99
by whatshisface on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @03:21AM
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I think ChatGPT wrote that because it is nonsense.
Re:Electronic Structure of LK-99
by oceanghost on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @07:44PM
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It came from here... correct or incorrect.
"In simple terms, diamagnetic materials are substances that are usually repelled by a magnetic field. Electrons in an atom revolve around the nucleus, and thus possess orbital angular momentum. The resultant magnetic momentum in an atom of the diamagnetic material is zero."