Research Areas

BSCCO (Bi-2212)

The first HTS wire that carried significant critical current was made from Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O₈ (Bi-2212) in 1989. We studied it in the ASC in the 1990s and …

Coated Conductors

We address the key underlying scientific and engineering issues of YBa₂Cu₃O_7-x Coated Conductors (CCs). We characterize forefront samples using magnet…

Grain Boundaries

Our underlying goal is to understand "real" grain boundaries (GBs) of high T_c superconductors in all their multi-scale complexity. This requires a for…

Low-Temperature Superconductors

LTS stands for "low temperature superconductor," which typically refers to Nb-based alloys (most commonly Nb-47wt.%Ti) and A15 (Nb₃Sn and Nb₃Al) super…

MgB2

In January 2001, a totally new superconductor was discovered, with a surprising critical temperature of 39 K - MgB2. This discovery stimulated a globa…