Advances in Superconducting Materials: From Structure and Properties to Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Quantum Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 March 2026 | Viewed by 39
Special Issue Editors
Interests: superconducting magnets; high-temperature superconducting tape and cables; multi-physics coupling modelling; nonlinear mechanical behaviour; computational methods for electromagnetic field simulation; thermal stability; quench protection; cohesive zone model; fracture mechanics
Interests: electric machines and drives; clean energy conversion; superconductor technology; cryogenic techniques; hydrogen energy
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Dear Colleagues,
Exhibiting excellent electromagnetic properties such as zero resistance, the Meissner effect and the Josephson effect, superconducting materials facilitate advances in the development of various technologies, including quantum computing (via Josephson junction-based qubits), magnetic confinement fusion (through high-field magnets), and lossless power grids. They additionally advance ultra-high-speed maglev transportation and high-precision medical imaging. However, many challenges still remain in the applications of superconductors. For example, quenching can cause superconducting materials to lose their superconductivity and can even burn out superconducting devices, and critical currents of superconductors degrade significantly when subjected to small strains (i.e., an irreversible strain of less than 1%).
This Special Issue focuses on innovations in the development of superconducting materials regarding their structure, properties, and application. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: experimental, theoretical and numerical studies on microstructures; pinning properties; the vortex dynamics of superconductors; the additive manufacturing of superconducting materials; the electromagnetic–thermal–mechanical performance of superconducting thin films, conductors, cables, and magnets. We welcome original research, methodological developments, and review articles.
Dr. Donghui Liu
Dr. Hongye Zhang
Dr. Baoqiang Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- superconducting materials
- microstructural characterization and analysis
- pinning properties and vortex dynamics
- additive manufacturing
- superconducting thin films, conductors, cables, and magnets
- multi-physics characterization
- simulation and modelling approaches
- quench detection and protection
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