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If the material exhibits diamagnetism because electron movement is restricted to small regions of the crystal where relevant atoms were substituted, then does t
by jostmey 3y ago
If the material exhibits diamagnetism because electron movement is restricted to small regions of the crystal where relevant atoms were substituted, then does this suggest a room temperature superconductor might be possible if all the relevant atoms could be substituted during manufacturing? This sounds like a synthesis problem?
- anon84873628 3y agoWell, the problem then is that you are changing the total number of electrons, structure of the crystal lattice, and overall electrical properties of the material, to the point where it may not have any of the original useful properties. For example if you lightly dope silicon it modifies the semiconducting properties in useful ways, but if you go overboard with the doping it just becomes a regular conductor that isn't very special at all. All of these properties are inter-related, hence why it is so hard to find a recipe that balances them perfectly.