The term 'high-temperature superconductor' used to refer only to copper-based compounds — now, iron-based pnictides have entered the frame. The comparison of these two types of superconductor is revealing, and suggestive of what might be needed to achieve even higher transition temperatures.
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A.V.C. is supported by the NSF. D.N.B. is supported by the NSF, AFOSR and DOE.
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Basov, D., Chubukov, A. Manifesto for a higher Tc. Nature Phys 7, 272–276 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys1975
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