Superconductivity, High-Temperature Superconductivity

A part of this report was introduced in the December 2022 issue of our periodical, “Yano E plus.”

– The Detailed Mechanisms of High-Temperature Superconductivity Have Not Been Clarified even 36 Years after its Discovery. There Have Been Major Advances toward the Clarification of the Mechanisms and Further Progress is Expected in the Future. –

1. What is Superconductivity?

2. What is High-Temperature Superconductivity?

3. Mechanisms of High-Temperature Superconductivity

4. Market Size

5. Research and Demonstration by Companies and Research Institutes

　5-1. Osaka University

1) Demonstration of Superconductivity in Copper-Based High-Temperature Superconductors that Surpasses Conventional Theories

2) Relationship Between Magnetism and Superconductivity

　5-2. University of Tsukuba

1) Proposal of a New Theory that Leads to a Fundamental Change in the Standard Theory of Superconductivity (BCS Theory)

2) Review on Governing Equations in Theoretical Calculations of Condensed Matter Physics

3) Elucidation of High-Temperature Superconductivity Could Lead to a Major Revolution in Modern Physics

　5-3. Nihon University

1) Construction of Grain Boundary Theory for Iron-based Superconductors

2) Realization of the World’s Highest Superconducting Current with Iron-Based High-Temperature Superconductors! – Progress Toward Magnet Applications for Generating High Magnetic Fields –

3) Formation of (Ba, K)Fe2As2 Epitaxial Thin Films on MgO Substrates with Intermediate Layers

　5-4. National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)

　5-5. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)

1) Subjects and Characteristics of First-Principles Electronic Structure Calculations

i. Human Beings Utilizing the Interaction between Electrons

ii. The Same Equation Can Describe Various Phenomena

iii. Research Having High Affinity to Data Science and AI

2) Elucidation of New Structures of Hydrogen Compounds that Realize High-Temperature Superconductivity

3) Elucidation of New Structures of Hydrogen Compounds that Realize High-Temperature Superconductivity One after Another with Computer Simulations

　5-6. Waseda University

1) High-temperature Superconductivity Requiring a New Theoretical Framework

2) High-Temperature Superconductivity and Electron Fractionalization

6. Future Prospects