Numerous prototypes of electric power devices based on high-temperature superconductors have been successfully demonstrated. Materials research over the next decade will improve cost-performance and accelerate commercialization.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 12 print issues and online access
$259.00 per year
only $21.58 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
SOUTHWIRE
AMSC
References
Bednorz, J. G. & Müller, K. A. Z. Phys. B 64, 189–193 (1986).
Tinkham, M. Introduction to Superconductivity 2nd edn (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996).
Malozemoff, A. P. IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond. 16, 54–58 (2006).
Basic Research Needs for Superconductivity (Office of Science, US DOE, 2006).
AMSC Press Release, May 21 2007; available via <http://tinyurl.com/yuursz>.
Scanlan, R. et al. Proc. IEEE 92, 1639–1654 (2004).
Foltyn, S. et al. Nature Mater. 6, 631–642 (2007).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Ethics declarations
Competing interests
A.P.M. is Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of AMSC.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Malozemoff, A. High Tc for the power grid. Nature Mater 6, 617–619 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1990
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1990
This article is cited by
-
To use or not to use cool superconductors?
Nature Materials (2011)
-
The super century
Nature Materials (2011)
-
All that matters
Nature Materials (2007)
