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| Reference Number | EP/X012158/1 | |
| Title | Elasto-superconductivity: a pathway to devising new unconventional superconductors | |
| Status | Started | |
| Energy Categories | Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research 5%; Not Energy Related 95%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr CW Hicks University of Birmingham |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 August 2023 | |
| End Date | 31 July 2027 | |
| Duration | 48 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £659,202 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Supercond; magn. &quant.fluids | |
| Region | West Midlands | |
| Programme | NC : Physical Sciences | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Dr CW Hicks , University of Birmingham |
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| Abstract | Superconductivity is a decrease of the electrical resistivity to zero, in certain materials and at sufficiently low temperature. It is widely employed for high-power applications and extreme magnetic fields - for example, in MRI/NMR machines in healthcare, in high-output wind turbines, and in magnetically-levitated high-speed trains. The global superconductor market is currently estimated at over 5.5B, and is expected to double by the next decade. Superconductivity is a remarkable manifestation of quantum mechanics on large length scales, and underpins some of the most exciting technological possibilities. One of them is the emerging field of quantum computation, in which the most promising prototypes are based on solid-state superconducting chips. However, superconductivity is a delicate state: it requires low temperatures, and limits on the ambient magnetic field. Many known materials with robust superconductivity have difficult mechanical properties. There is therefore enormous scope for optimisation of superconducting materials, with huge technological and economic benefits. The most promising candidates for a more practical high-temperature superconductor are the so-called "unconventional" superconductors, in which strong and complex correlations between many electrons induce particularly robust superconductivity. They may ultimately provide a route to room-temperature superconductivity. However, our ability to control high-temperature superconductivity has remained severely limited. One of the main challenges is complexity: the strong interactions among electrons often cause them to order in other ways, such as into ribbons of charge known as charge density waves. Of the many structures that strongly-interacting electrons can form, it is unclear which are related to the superconductivity. | |
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| Added to Database | 10/09/25 | |
