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Our Mission

The study of high temperature superconductors (HTS) started in 1986 with the discovery made by Bednorz and Muller when they found superconductivity phenomenon in the La-Ba-Cu-O system. Since then several hundred chemically distinct superconductors have been synthesized and investigated. New devices have been designed and a new industry is developing. However nowadays the great potential of using HTS for large scale applications is still limited by their low performance at 77K and high production cost per achieved performance.

The main objective of our laboratory is to discover, improve, characterize, produce and apply new high performance superconducting materials. Currently our scientists are involved in researching Cu₁Ba₂Ca₃Cu₄O_x (Cu-1234) and related materials as (Cu, M)-1234 [where M = Tl, C, Hg, Bi, Pb, etc.] Other phases from the Cu₁Ba₂Ca_n-1Cu_nO_x homologous series (n>1) are also of  interest. 
The best of the materials discovered and investigated in our laboratory is the Cu-1234 (CuBa₂Ca₃Cu₄O_12-y) system. This system is capable to become the 3-rd generation high-Tc superconductor (HTS) because of its excellent properties when compared with the other HTS. High attained (H_irr=12T) and even higher expected values for H_irr (~30T) are recommending this material as a powerful candidate for large scale HTS-based applications.  For more details about our work please read our Research Projects, Programs or the Publications list.

Our goal and dream for the future is to use superconductors for new energetic and telecommunication systems/networks [e.g. Super Highways], new types of transportation [e.g. Linear Motor Car and Vacuum Linear Motor Car], and new entertainment systems [e.g. Magnetic-ski and/or Magnetic-board], .