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Arguments for Quasi-One-Dimensional Room Temperature Superconductivity in Carbon Nanotubes

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In this article and references herein, I provide over twenty arguments for room temperature superconductivity in carbon nanotubes. The one-dimensionality of the nanotubes complicates the right-of-passage for prospective quasi-one-dimensional superconductors. The Meissner effect for individual tubes is less visible because the diameters of the tubes are much smaller than the penetration depth. Zero resistance is less obvious because of the quantum contact resistance and significant quantum phase slip, both of which are associated with a finite number of transverse conduction channels. Nonetheless, on-tube resistance at room temperature has been found to be indistinguishable from zero for many individual multi-walled nanotubes and a large Meissner effect has been observed in large bundles of multi-walled nanotubes at room temperature. On the basis of these arguments, I suggest that carbon nanotubes deserve to be classified as room temperature superconductors.

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90032, USA

    Guo-meng Zhao

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  1. Physics Department, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK

    Alexandre S. Alexandrov

  2. “Jozef Stefan” Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Jure Demsar

  3. B. Verkin Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiev, Ukraine

    Igor K. Yanson

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Zhao, Gm. (2004). Arguments for Quasi-One-Dimensional Room Temperature Superconductivity in Carbon Nanotubes. In: Alexandrov, A.S., Demsar, J., Yanson, I.K. (eds) Molecular Nanowires and Other Quantum Objects. NATO Science Series, vol 148. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2093-3_10

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