From Quantum Control to Functional Materials: Superconductivity, Strong Correlations and New Phases
This special issue belongs to the section "Quantum Materials".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Understanding and controlling quantum materials is at the forefront of condensed matter physics and materials science. This Special Issue highlights the interplay between quantum many-body phenomena and the design of next-generation functional materials, with a focus on systems exhibiting high-temperature superconductivity and strong electronic correlations—where emergent phases and exotic transport behaviors often arise.
Between 2013 and 2015, the Guest Editor’s team made pioneering discoveries in superconductivity, including the first Cr-based (CrAs) and Mn-based (MnP) superconductors, and has since identified several new superconducting families. In 2023, the team clarified the debate over LK-99’s claimed room-temperature superconductivity by attributing the observed signals to a structural transition in Cu2S impurities.
We invite contributions, including original research and reviews, on topics such as new superconductors (e.g., high-Tc, unconventional, topological), advanced synthesis, characterization, theoretical modeling, and potential applications. This Issue aims to showcase cutting-edge advances in superconducting and related functional materials. Welcome to researchers to join us in shaping the future of this dynamic field.
Dr. Wei Wu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- quantum materials
- superconductors
- strongly correlated electron systems
- strange metals
- non-centrosymmetric structure
- single crystal
- functional materials
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Published Papers
Materials - ISSN 1996-1944