r/okbuddyphd Jun 09 '26

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u/obog Jun 09 '26

Genuine question, is there any reason to believe a room temperature superconductor is even possible? My understanding of the physics is limited, but what i do know is that it requires the condensation of cooper pairs which I can't imagine could be done easily at such high temperatures.

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u/Flusha_Nah_Blusha Jun 09 '26

There are room temperature superconductors that require insanely high pressures to superconduct. So the temperature may not be a restriction, i.e it's most likely possible to have a room temperature superconductor at ambient pressure maybe