Open AccessExtraordinary levitation height in diamagnetically stabilised levitation system with superconductors
Author(s) -
Küstler G.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
electronics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 1350-911X
DOI - 10.1049/el.2012.4030
Subject(s) - levitation , magnetic levitation , spin stabilized magnetic levitation , magnet , superconductivity , neodymium magnet , electrodynamic suspension , materials science , superconducting magnet , magnetic field , condensed matter physics , electrical engineering , physics , engineering , magnetization , magnetic energy , quantum mechanics
The diamagnetically stabilised levitation of an NdFeB cube magnet over superconductors is reported. The achieved levitation height of 44 mm is about three times higher than in a comparable conventional superconducting levitation setup with flux pinning only. The extraordinary levitation height may offer new applications in the field of highly sensitive seismometers or force meters.