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Re:LK99: Team of Southeast University observed zero resistan... by danpalmer on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @06:32PM (#36978710)
> It basically confirms the existence of a new family of high-temperature superconductors, the first of its kind since the cuprates in 1986.

Specifically, it seems, a family based on a novel superconductivity mechanism. If this a real effect, there's not only significant scope to improve LK-99 synthesis, but also scope to find new materials that could use the same mechanism that operate at even higher temperatures, are easier or cheaper to produce, or that can move more current.

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Re:LK99: Team of Southeast University observed zero resistan... by distortionfield on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @07:45PM (#36979459)
One of the DFT papers suggested gold or silver for doping agents and, I’m no expert in the field but I feel like there’s a ton of room to explore the doping process of this material.
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