Prof. Paolo Mele | Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan |
---|---|
Dr. Jens Haenisch | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany |
Prof. Kazumasa Iida | Nagoya University, Japan |
---|---|
Dr. Chiara Tarantini | Florida State University, USA |
Dr. Shunichi Arisawa | NIMS Tsukuba, Japan |
---|---|
Prof. Akiyasu Yamamoto | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan |
Prof. Kosmas Prassides | Tohoku University, Japan |
Prof. Shigeru Horii | Kyoto University, Japan |
Prof. Masashi Miura | Seikei University, Japan |
Prof. Tamio Endo | Mie University, Japan |
Prof. Noboyuki Iwata | Nihon University, Japan |
Prof. Kazuhiro Endo | Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Japan |
Prof. Yanwei Ma | Chinese Academy of Science, China |
Dr. Mark Ainslie | Cambridge University, UK |
Dr. Anna Palau | ICMAB Barcelona, Spain |
Prof. Michael Eisterer | Technical University of Vienna, Austria |
Prof. Sanghan Lee | Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea |
Prof. Anke Weidenkaff | Univ. Suttgart, Germany |
Superconducting materials are an enabling technology for future sustainable energy production, transport and storage, as well as for medical applications, novel electronic devices and fundamental research. Over the last 30 years, several new medium and high-temperature superconducting materials have been discovered (cuprates, MgB2, Fe-based pnictides) while the materials science of traditional superconductors, including the classical metallic superconductors Nb-Ti and Nb3Sn, has progressed. However, the majority of applications are still based on low-Tc superconductors that require cooling by liquid helium. Great efforts are still required to discover new superconducting materials for practical applications and to develop more effective materials processing, micro-fabrication and cryogenic technologies. Moreover, identify and improve vortex pinning mechanisms in superconductors is one of the major challenges nowadays for its relevance in applications requiring manipulation of flux quanta or enhanced critical currents. This symposium aims to bridge the gap between materials science and applications of superconductors, while at the same time being aware of the importance of understanding the fundamental phenomena underlying these materials. This will be an intensive forum offering opportunities for scientists, engineers, researchers, and students to share their ideas, experiences, and latest research results. This symposium is endorsed by THO (Team Harmonized Oxides, Japan).
Topics will include, but are not limited to:
1. New and unconventional superconducting materials
2. Applications and devices based on superconducting materials
3. Correlation between the material structure and superconducting properties
4. Modelling, theoretical and computational studies of superconductivity
5. Thin films, multilayers, single crystals and melt-textured oxide high-temperature superconductors
6. Thin films, single crystals and bulk Fe-based superconductors
7. Recent advances in Nb3Sn, MgB2 and other intermetallic superconductors
8. Coated conductors, wires, tapes and cables for practical applications
9. Vortex pinning, critical currents, anisotropy and other properties relevant for applications
Nobel Laureate Prof. SUZUKI special symposium
Superconducting materials and applications
Thermoelectric materials for sustainable development - ACT2017 (AAT)
Materials frontier for transparent advanced electronics
Magnetic oxide thin films and hetero-structures
Synthesis of functional materials for next generation innovative devices applications
Eco-product session
First circular
Flyer (Second circular / Call for papers)