[math-fun] more on rotten-egg superconductivity
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature14964.html http://arxiv.org/abs/1506.08190 http://arxiv.org/abs/1412.0460 Now Tc=203 kelvin, allegedly, in H2S, but only at 90-150 GPa pressure achievable only in tiny samples inside a diamond anvil. Building confidence in their claim is observation of isotope shift to lower Tc when H is changed to deuterium, and the fact they've observed the superconductivity 2 ways: direct resistance and Meissner effect (but in different experiments). They speculate that other hydrogen-rich compounds converted to metals by pressure, might also be superconductive with high Tc. When they aren't experiencing cold fusion :)
They suspect it is not H2S, but new compounds such as H3S, H4S, or H6S forming under pressure, that are responsible. Apparently nobody has tried other hydrides such as H3B, H4Si... might H5N, H5P, H6O, or H7Cl exist at high enough pressure? That's an almost uninvestigated world. -- Warren D. Smith http://RangeVoting.org <-- add your endorsement (by clicking "endorse" as 1st step)
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