  This is the first book on the subject of room-temperature superconductivity.
The main purpose of the book is twofold. First, to show that, under suitable
conditions, superconductivity can occur above room temperature. Secondly, to
present general guidelines on how to synthesize a room temperature
superconductor. The book begins with an introduction into the physics of the
superconducting state and superconducting materials. The mechanisms of
conventional, half-conventional and unconventional superconductivity are
discussed in the following chapters. The last three chapters of the book are
devoted to room temperature superconductivity. In Chapter 2, an attempt to
review the basic properties of the superconducting state independently of any
specific mechanism is made for the first time. In addition, four principles of
superconductivity valid for any type of superconductivity are introduced in
Chapter 4. The book is mainly addressed to specialists in materials science and
in the field of superconductivity. At the same time, students will also benefit
from reading the first nine chapters of the book.
