Destruction of ultrahigh conductivity of oxidized polypropylene by critical current
Demicheva O. V. , Rogachev D. N. , Smirnova S. G. , Shklyarova E. I. , Yablokov M. Yu. , Andreev V. M. , Grigorov L. N.
The passage of a current is observed to sharply reduce the electrical resistance of conducting channels in oxidized polypropylene. The resistance falls to a value lower than can be measured. As the current is increased further, the superconducting state is destroyed at a critical value jc > 108 A/cm2. Lower limits are estimated for the local conductivity, <7> 10м S/cm, and the critical temperature, Tc > 700 K.