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New HTSCs—still far below room temperature
Author(s) -
Majewski Peter
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19930051117
Subject(s) - superconductivity , materials science , high temperature superconductivity , climb , liquid nitrogen , condensed matter physics , nanotechnology , thermodynamics , physics , quantum mechanics
T c s climb , but although superconductivity at liquid nitrogen temperatures has become almost commonplace there is still a long way to go before room temperature is reached. Recent progress is discussed in the optimization of the preparation parameters and superconducting properties of the “classical” high‐temperature superconductors (HTSCs) of the YBCO and BSCCO series, and possible future directions in the search for new HTSCs (preferably ones that do not include toxic element such as Hg) are suggested.