Superconductive polymers

[guy7]

Is it possible to make a room temperature superconductor with some type of polymer? Would it be possible to do in a high school lab?

[insane_alien]

seein as no room temperature has ever been constructed in any lab on earth and that the high temperature (though still very very cold) superconductors have an immensly complex crystal structure i'm going to say, no its not possible in a highschool lab.

 

as for using polymers, it may be possible but i do not understand the process of superconductivity well enough to make an educated guess on the subject.

[CaptainPanic]

I think that if you're able to make a room temperature superconducting polymer, you'll get the Nobel Prize.

[guy7]

that would be cool...

 

anyway with the fact that room temperature would be impossible, how could I create a helium refrigeration? I understand how refrigeration works but what would be required to liquify helium?

 

(I just realized that I must sound very stupid. Please bear with me.)

[insane_alien]

well for starters you have to precool the helium with liquid nitrogen then further cool the helium until it liquifies by multiple adiabatic expansions.

[CaptainPanic]

It's not very easy to make things this cold. If you're not ready to rebuild your garage into a physics lab and spend some money, you might as well forget about it.

 

What do you need the superconductors for?

[guy7]

It was an idea for the honors science fair, I'm not sure why I wanted to do it though...

 

Oh well, time for more ideas. Thanks guys