Semiconducting Transport in LK99 reproduction attempt(arxiv.org)
576 points by spekcular | 240 comments
arXiv preprint reporting a synthesis of the LK-99 compound Pb10-xCux(PO4)6O that shows semiconducting rather than superconducting transport.
#lead-apatite on Hacker News
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The first room-temperature ambient-pressure superconductor?(arxiv.org)
1400 points by Akronymus | 770 comments
arXiv preprint by Lee, Kim, and Kwon claiming LK-99, a modified lead-apatite, is a room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor.