Superconductors and Magnetic Materials (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 14
Special Issue Editors
Interests: magnetization of superconductor bulks; superconducting magnets; superconducting magnetic energy storage; passive and active maglev bearings; electromagnetic actuators; coupled electromagnetic–thermal finite element analysis
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Interests: superconducting maglev; electromagnetic propulsion; electromechanical coupling; intelligent monitoring and prediction
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Interests: superconducting MagLev applications; implementation of high-flux-density permanent magnet arrangements; static and dynamic magnetic field measurement; conception and design of cryostats; electromagnetic compensation systems
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Interests: electrical machines design and optimization; core and coreless superconducting machines; alternative for rare-earth electrical machines; special materials to reduce saturation in the magnetic circuit core; electrical machines for aircraft and automotive applications
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on the development and treatment of superconducting and magnetic materials for several applications from the macroscopic to the nano scale. These include superconductor bulks, tapes, wiring for power applications, and quantum interference devices for the sensing of extremely weak magnetic fields or qubit computing. Advances in the processes of the formation of superconducting crystals and liquid crystalline materials such as melting and solidification, nucleation, epitaxial growth, powder compacting, and superconducting oxidation are within the scope of this Special Issue. Researches on the influence of temperature, radiation, and pressure on the structure of superconducting crystals and on their treatment are welcomed. Methods for optimizing the magnetization of superconducting bulks with combined pulsed field magnetization will be considered. Techniques for the improvement of the critical current density or magnetic flux pinning of existing superconducting compounds such as niobium–tin and niobium–titanium, magnesium diboride, cuprates, nickelates, carbon, and iron-based alloys will also be included in this Special Issue, along with the development of new crystalline materials that can reach superconducting states at close to room temperature.
Concerning the development of magnetic materials, research on new high-remnant-flux permanent magnet crystals and the improvement of existing ones such as alnico, neodymium–iron–boron, and samarium–cobalt-based alloys will be considered. In addition, research on the development of techniques for increasing the relative magnetic permeability of existing high-magnetic-permeability alloys such as soft and hard ferrites, silicon–iron, and cobalt–iron-based alloys based, for example, on temperature annealing and the doping of new elements will be included in this Special Issue.
In addition to the development of superconducting and magnetic material crystals, new techniques for the inspection and analysis of their aging are welcomed.
Dr. António José Arsénio Costa
Prof. Dr. Jun Zheng
Prof. Dr. Elkin Ferney Rodriguez Velandia
Dr. João Filipe Pereira Fernandes
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- superconducting crystals
- power applications
- weak magnetic field sensing
- combined pulsed-field magnetization
- melting and solidification
- nucleation
- epitaxial growth
- powder compacting
- superconducting oxidation
- critical current density improvement
- flux pinning improvement
- magnetic material crystals
- remanent flux density improvement
- relative magnetic permeability improvement
- temperature annealing
- element doping
- aging inspection techniques
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