The Zhitong Finance App learned that the Korea Society of Superconducting Low Temperature (KSSC) said on Tuesday that the Quantum Energy Research Center, which claims a breakthrough in superconducting technology, will provide the Society with samples needed for the verification process as early as two weeks. The Korean Society of Superconducting Low Temperature said that researchers at the Quantum Energy Research Center will hand over LK-99 samples after completing the review of the study in another academic journal. They claim that this material can conduct electricity with zero resistance at room temperature and environmental pressure.
The Korean Society of Superconducting Cryogenics quoted the research center in an email as saying, “The review process is expected to take two to four weeks.” The society also added that there has been no further communication between the two sides since then. The agency said last week that it is concerned about the controversy caused by “unconfirmed claims.”
Sukbae Lee and Ji-Hoon Kim of the Quantum Energy Research Center issued a statement on LK-99 last month, and their work has not been reviewed by peer experts. These statements have sparked a wave of revivals around the world.
The Korean Society of Superconducting Low Temperature said that in addition to obtaining samples directly from Lee and Kim for verification, another method is to copy the materials described in the paper and measure their superconductivity at room temperature. They said that three different agencies are currently experimenting with this method using materials obtained independently.
Stocks seen as being linked to superconducting technology continued their gains in Seoul on Tuesday. Sunam rose as high as 22%, reaching a new high; Shinsung Delta Tech rose 30% and stopped rising again. Shares of Sunam, which produces wires for superconductors, have risen nearly 400% since the release of the LK-99 research report, but the company is concerned about being viewed as a related stock.
“We have no research collaboration or commercial relationship with research centers that claim to have developed room-temperature superconductors under environmental pressure,” Sunam said Monday night.