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⚡ TIFR Mumbai Synthesizes Ambient-Pressure High-Temperature Superconducting Thin Film

Solid-state physicists at TIFR Mumbai have synthesized a nickel-based perovskite thin film exhibiting verified zero electrical resistance at 240 Kelvin under normal atmospheric pressure.

By Pankhudi Sharma•2026-11-04
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Photo Courtesy: TIFR Department of Condensed Matter Physics ArchiveNews Courtesy: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research / Physical Review Letters

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In a breakthrough that has electrified the global condensed matter physics community, researchers at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Mumbai published peer-reviewed findings in Physical Review Letters confirming zero electrical resistance in a specialized nickelate thin film at 240 Kelvin (-33°C) under ambient atmospheric pressure.

Replicating the Meissner Effect

Unlike previous disputed claims of room-temperature superconductivity that relied on crushing pressures inside diamond anvil cells, the TIFR material operates without external compression. The researchers demonstrated definitive magnetic flux expulsion (the Meissner effect) using superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUID).

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Independent research laboratories at Oxford and Stanford have begun replication protocols using chemical vapor deposition recipes provided by the TIFR team.

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