Advances in Superconductor Materials: Preparation and Characterization
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Quantum Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is dedicated to cutting-edge research and exploration in superconducting materials, with a particular focus on the discovery and development of novel superconductors—including high-temperature superconductors, *p*-wave superconductors, and other emerging systems. During 2013–2015, the Guest Editor's research team made ground-breaking discoveries in superconductivity, including the first Cr-based superconductor CrAs and the first Mn-based superconductor MnP. These findings pioneered the study of Cr/Mn-based superconducting systems. The team has since identified four to five additional classes of superconductors. In 2023, they resolved the scientific debate regarding LK-99's purported room-temperature superconductivity by demonstrating that the observed phenomena resulted from a first-order structural phase transition in Cu₂S impurities.
Given the rapid advancements in this field, we invite researchers to contribute original research articles, as well as reviews, to this Special Issue, with the aim of highlighting recent progress in superconducting materials and other closely related functional materials. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Discovery of new superconductors (e.g., high-T<sub>c</sub>, unconventional, and topological superconductors);
- Advanced synthesis and preparation techniques (single crystals, thin films, wires, etc.);
- Microstructural and electronic characterization (STM, ARPES, XRD, TEM, etc.);
- Mechanistic studies and theoretical modeling;
- Applications in energy, electronics, and quantum technologies.
We welcome submissions that push the boundaries of superconductivity research, offering new insights into materials design, fundamental mechanisms, and practical applications.
Dr. Wei Wu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- superconductors
- single crystal
- thermal conductivity
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