Peer Review Report #4 (on v1) for: Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductivity Claimed in Copper-Substituted Apatite Powders
- Review DOI
- 10.5555/peerrxiv.2026.00425.r4
- Zenodo DOI
- 10.5281/zenodo.140042594
- Citation ID
- PeerRxiv:2610.00425.r4
- Reviewer
- Dr. Mei-Ling Zhou (National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba)
- ORCID
- 0000-0002-5501-8832
- Version Reviewed
- v1
Executive Summary
Independent thermodynamic and transport analysis confirms that the 312 K transition is caused by the Cu2S impurity phase transition.
Constructive Scientific Evaluation & Revision Requests
Major revision required on v1. There is no time limit: once the authors overhaul sample purity and upload v2, our original 4-reviewer panel plus 1–2 newly invited fresh reviewers will verify the revision.
Scientific Literature Cited in This Review
- Guo, K., Li, Y., Jia, S. Ferromagnetic half levitation of LK-99-like synthetic samples. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 66, 107411 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-023-2201-9
BibTeX Citation for This Referee Report
@article{zhou2026peerrxiv00425r4,
author = {Mei-Ling Zhou},
title = {{Peer Review Report #4 (on v1) for: Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductivity Claimed in Copper-Substituted Apatite Powders}},
journal = {PeerRxiv Open Peer-Review Reports},
year = {2026},
eid = {PeerRxiv:2610.00425.r4},
eprint = {PeerRxiv:2610.00425.r4},
archivePrefix = {PeerRxiv},
issn = {0000-0000},
doi = {10.5555/peerrxiv.2026.00425.r4},
note = {Verdict: MAJOR_REVISION; Reviewer ORCID: 0000-0002-5501-8832; Dual Free Zenodo DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.140042594},
url = {http://peerrxiv-platform.pages.dev/reviews/rev-304}
}