Synthesis and Characterization of 2D and 3D Superconducting Materials
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2026 | Viewed by 19
Special Issue Editor
Interests: metal-insulator transition; charge-orbital ordering; strong correlations; magnetism; transition-metal oxides; multiferroic materials; 2D-materials; topological insulators/semimetals/superconductors; electron-phonon superconductors; thermoelectric materials; nano-structures and surface systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Superconductors are extraordinarily important quantum materials not only for intriguing fundamental scientific research but also for a wide range of transformative applications across medicine, energy, transportation, and quantum technologies. Thus, synthesis, characterization, mechanism exploration, and applications of two-dimensional and three-dimensional superconducting materials are highly requested for future quantum sciences and industries. Convensional superconductors such as Hg, MgB2, and recent hydrides, whose superconducting behavior is well explained by BCS (Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer) theory through electron-phonon interactions, has reached nearly room temperature superconducting critical temperature (Tc) under high pressure. Whereas the underlying mechanism of unconventional superconductors such as cuprate, Fe-based, and recent Ni-based superconductors, which exhibit high Tc at ambient pressure, remains unclear. This special issue serves as an excellent platform for exploring superconductivity over convensional and unconvensional superconductors encompassing fundamental scientific research as well as industrial applications.
Prof. Dr. Horng-Tay Jeng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- superconductivity
- 2D superconductor
- 3D superconductor
- convensional superconductor
- unconvensional superconductor
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