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High Tc superconductors

High temperature superconductors (HTS) have entered the third decade since their discovery. In this focus we revisit the excitement following that breakthrough and we review the efforts by materials scientists to improve performances of these complex materials on the way towards commercialization of reliable and energy-efficient HTS applications

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Editorial

All that matters p615

doi:10.1038/nmat2002


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Commentary

High Tc for the power grid pp617 - 619

Alexis P. Malozemoff

doi:10.1038/nmat1990


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Interviews

A fascination with oxides pp621 - 622

Interview with J. Georg Bednorz

doi:10.1038/nmat1997

To high Tc and beyond pp622 - 623

Interview with Paul Ching-Wu Chu

doi:10.1038/nmat1998


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Review

Materials science challenges for high-temperature superconducting wire pp631 - 642

S. R. Foltyn, L. Civale, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, Q. X. Jia, B. Maiorov, H. Wang & M. Maley

doi:10.1038/nmat1989


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