• 제목/요약/키워드: LK-99

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Synthesis and resistivity measurements of LK-99

  • Soo Min Park;L. Sun;T. Wu;Jongho Park;Changyong Kim;Jaeyong Kim
    • 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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    • 제25권4호
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    • pp.1-4
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    • 2023
  • Recently, a claim of material, named LK-99 (a lead apatite-based compound), exhibiting a superconducting transition temperature of over 400 K under standard atmospheric pressure, was reported [1, 2]. This claim has generated considerable attention from scientists worldwide. Here, we synthesized five LK-99 samples following the method detailed in the original papers [1, 2], and measured structural and resistivity data for each of these samples. The structure of the synthesized samples (P63/m, a=9.82 Å , c=7.34 Å ) was very close to the reported one. Contrary to the report, however, no hint of room-temperature superconductivity was noted from any of the samples. The results of Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS) measurements demonstrate that the atomic distribution in the sample was inhomogenous, and unreacted precursors were included in the samples. To investigate the intrinsic superconducting properties of LK-99, we propose to synthesize samples having high structural purity and chemical uniformity.

Optical properties of LK-99 and Cu2S

  • Hong Gu Lee;Yu-Seong Seo;Hanoh Lee;Yunseok Han;Tuson Park;Jungseek Hwang
    • 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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    • 제26권2호
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    • pp.1-4
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    • 2024
  • We investigated Pb10-xCux(PO4)6 (0.9 < x < 1.1) (LK-99) and Cu2S, presumed to be contained as an impurity in LK-99, in a wide spectral range from far infrared to ultraviolet using optical spectroscopy. The optical conductivity spectra of both samples were obtained from measured reflectance spectra at various temperatures from 80 to 434 K. Both samples showed several infrared-active phonons in the far and mid-infrared regions. LK-99 showed typical insulating features with a band gap of ~1 eV. Cu2S showed a nonmonotonic temperature-dependent trend and two energy gaps: one energy gap of ~93 meV and a band gap of 2.42 eV. Our results indicate that LK-99 cannot be a superconductor because it is an insulator with a large band gap.

Synthesis and physical properties of Pb10-xCux(PO4)6O: A weak diamagnetic material

  • Yoonseok Han;Taehee Lee;Junwon Rhie;Jaegu Song;Seung-Yeop Paek;Seokmin Choi;Yongmin Kim;Sungmin Park;Hanoh Lee;Tuson Park
    • 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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    • 제26권2호
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    • pp.5-8
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    • 2024
  • Recently, Lee et al. claimed that LK-99 isthe first room-temperature superconductor at ambient pressure, which quickly captured the attention of both the scientific community and the general public. We tried to replicate Pb10-xCux(PO4)6O, called as LK-99, and characterized its physical properties by measuring the electrical resistance and Meissner effect. The electrical resistance results for different batches exhibited structural phase transitions at different temperatures, and the magnetic measurements indicated weak diamagnetism at 300 K, which is weaker than that of water. Taken together with the structural analysis, these results suggest that the resistivity transitions are incurred by Cu-S compound generated as a byproduct during the synthesis of LK-99 and LK-99 is not a room-temperature superconductor.

미생물 유래의 Epoxide Hydrolase를 이용한 Chiral Styrene Oxide 생산용 비대칭 광학분할시스템개발 (Development of Asymmetric Resolution System for the Production of Chiral Styrene Oxide by Microbial Epoxide Hydrolase)

  • 이지원;윤여준;이은열
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제12권5호
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    • pp.584-588
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    • 2002
  • Apergillus niger LK의 epoxide hydrolase 활성을 이용하여 chiral styrene oxide를 제조할 수 있는 hollow-fiber 반응기 기반의 비대칭 분할 시스템을 개발하였다. 라세믹 styrene oxide 기질을 dodecane 유기용매에 용해시켜 hollow-fiber 반응기의 lumen 부위로 공급하였으며, 생촉매인 A. niger LK 미세분말은 shell 부위로 공급함으로써 막 표면에서 비대칭 분할 반응을 수행하였다. 반응 산물로 생성되는 phenyl-1,2-ethandiol에 의한 epoxide hydrolase 활성 저해효과를 감소시키기 위하여 2번째 hollow-fiber 반응기에서 완충용액을 이용하여 diol을 추출하여 제거시켰다. 2성분 용매를 사용한 cascade형 hollow-fiber 반응기 시스템을 이용하여 광학적으로 순수한 (ee > 99%) (5)-styrene oxide를 19.5% (이론 수율 대비 39%)의 수율로 얻을 수 있었다.

상온상압 초전도체(LK-99) 개발을 위한 고찰 (Consideration for the development of room-temperature ambient-pressure superconductor (LK-99))

  • 이석배;김지훈;임성연;안수민;권영완;오근호
    • 한국결정성장학회지
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    • 제33권2호
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    • pp.61-70
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    • 2023
  • 이 논문에서는 기존의 초전도 현상을 바라보는 물리학자들의 생각의 흐름과 한계들을 살펴보고, 통계 열역학적 액체론의 관점에서 제시한 이론적 배경을 통해 상온 상압 초전도체가 개발될 수 있음을 약술하였다. 이것이 가능 할 방안은, 전자들이 돌아다닐 수 있는 상태수가 현저히 제한되는 1-Dimension에 가까운 전자 상태이어야 한다는 것과 그 상태에 있는 전자들이 액체적 특성이 나타날 수 있을 정도로 전자-전자 상호작용이 빈번한 상태이어야 한다는 것이다. 이러한 실행 예로서 우연한 기회에 실마리를 얻어 수많은 실험으로 구조를 밝혀낸 LK-99(본 연구에서 개발한 상온 상압 초전도체의 이름)의 개발 자료를 보고하며, 이에 세계 최초로 상압에서 임계온도가 97℃를 능가하는 초전도 물질의 특성과 발견에 대한 이론적, 실험적 근거를 요약하였다.

Aspergillus niger의 Epoxide Hydrolase 고효율 발현 및 라세믹 에폭사이드의 입체선택적 가수분해 (Enhanced Heterologous Expression of Aspergillus niger Epoxide Hydrolase and Its Application to Enantioselective Hydrolysis of Racemic Epoxides)

  • 이수정;김희숙;이은열
    • 공업화학
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    • 제17권5호
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    • pp.557-560
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    • 2006
  • Aspergillus niger LK의 epoxide hydrolase (EH)를 codon usage를 고려한 Escherichia coli 균주에서 고효율로 발현할 수 있었다. E. coli에서 잘 사용되지 않는 rare codon에 대한 tRNA 유전자 정보가 들어있는 plasmid를 함유한 E. coli 균주인 Rosetta (DE3)PLysS를 숙주세포로 사용하였다. A. niger EH를 발현시킨 재조합 E. coli를 생촉매로 사용하여 라세믹 styrene oxide 혼합물과 반응시켰을 때, (R)-styrene oxide에 대한 입체선택적 가수분해활성이 향상됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 라세믹 기질로부터 입체적으로 고순도인 99% ee 값을 갖는 광학적으로 순수한 (S)-styrene oxide를 얻을 수 있었다.

A resistivity anomaly at 380 K in reproduced LK-99

  • Sangjin Kim;Kwang-Tak Kim;Jeonghun Kang;Dong-Hyeon Gim;Yoon Han Lee;Kee Hoon Kim
    • 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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    • 제25권4호
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    • pp.10-13
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    • 2023
  • To confirm the room-temperature superconductivity at ambient pressure as claimed in recent arXiv preprints by Lee et al., we followed the original authors' systematic solid-state synthesis recipe to reproduce Cu-doped Pb-apatite, known as LK-99. Using X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy, we identified inclusion of various impurities alongside the apatite phase in our sample. While the sample exhibited an overall semiconducting behavior in electrical transport, an intriguing resistivity anomaly at 380 K was observed, possibly originating from a structural phase transition of the Cu2-δS impurity. Based on the transport and magnetization measurements, we conclude that the sample is a non-magnetic semiconductor, with absence of superconductivity.