High-Temperature Superconductors, Magnetic Materials, and Magnetocaloric Refrigeration
This community investigates the electronic and magnetic properties of superconducting and magnetic materials, with a focus on developing high-temperature superconductors for magnets and magnetic materials for solid-state refrigeration.
The work centers on the synthesis and characterization of high-temperature superconducting thin films, particularly YBCO coated conductors and cuprate superconductors, to improve critical current density and flux pinning for superconducting magnets. A parallel strand explores magnetic magnetocaloric materials and rare-earth-based compounds for refrigeration applications, studying phase transitions and structural magnetic properties. The research also includes fundamental studies of electronic structure, spin liquids, and quantum spin systems in single crystals and thin films, often involving rare earths and transition metals like nickel and iron.
The community is most heavily represented in niobium research, accounting for 13.5% of all niobium research tracked, and 9,565 papers here. It also holds a significant share of yttrium research at 6.4%, and 6,331 papers.
The community comprises 104,359 papers, publishing primarily in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Physical Review B, and Journal of Applied Physics.
Recent work focuses on superconductivity in nickelate thin films and single crystals, including studies of La3Ni2O7 under pressure and at ambient conditions, as well as the magnetocaloric effect in frustrated magnets and Laves phase compounds.