Conventional superconductors are described well by the Bardeen – Cooper – Schrieffer (BCS) theory (1957) and its related theories, all of which importantly put no explicit limit on transition temperature T c. While this allows, in principle, room-temperature superconductivity, no such phenomenon has been observed. Since the discovery of superconductivity in 1911, the measured critical temperature of BCS superconductors has not until recently exceeded 39 K. In 2014, hydrogen sulfide under high pressure was experimentally found to exhibit superconductivity at T c = 200 K, a record high value which greatly exceeds that of the previous class of high-temperature superconductors, the cuprates. The superconductivity mechanism in cuprates has not yet been explained. Over a period of 25 years, the critical temperature of cuprates has not been increased above 164 K. The paper reviews research on record-high T c superconductivity in hydrogen sulphide and other hydrides. Prospects for increasing T c to room temperature are also discussed.
High-temperature conventional superconductivity M.I. Eremets, A.P. Drozdov Max-Planck Institut f ur Chemie, Hahn-Meitner-Weg 1, 55128 Mainz, Germany, E-mail: eremets@mpch-mainz.mpg.de, a.drozdov@mpic.deConventional superconductors are described well by the Bardeen ë Cooper ë Schrieffer (BCS) theory (1957) and its related theories, all of which importantly put no explicit limit on T c . While this allows in principle for room temperature superconductivity, no such phenomenon has been observed. Since the discovery of superconductivity in 1911, the measured critical temperature of BCS superconductors has not until recently exceeded 39 K. In 2014, hydrogen suléde at high pressure was experimentally found to show superconductivity at T c 200 K, a record high value which greatly exceeds that of the previous class of high-temperature superconductors, the cuprates. The superconductivity mechanism in cuprates is not yet explained. Over the period of 25 years, the critical temperature of cuprates has not been increased above 164 K. The paper reviews research on record-high T c superconductivity in hydrogen sulphide and other hydrides. Prospects for increasing T c to room temperature are also discussed.
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