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Exploring the potential of Iron-based Superconductors
Start date:2011-10-01
End date:2014-09-30
Project Acronym:SUPER-IRON
Project status:Execution
Coordinator
| Organization name:CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Barbara |
Piazzale Aldo Moro 00185 ROMA ITALIA Region:LAZIO Roma |
| Tel:+39-0106598723 | |
| Fax:+39-0106598732 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.cnr.it | Organization Type: |
Description
Objective:
In 2008 the group of Prof. Hosono discovered the superconductivity in a new compound containing FeAs planes, thus opening the age of Fe-based superconductors (FeSC). Several different phases were rapidly discovered and today the FeSCs show the second high Tc behind the HTSC and very high critical fields. These characteristics suggested that FeSCs can be candidates for power application.
However, as the recent story of HTSC taught us, the discovery of new superconductors always rises euphoric perspectives concerning their applications, but there are many issues to overcome before actual devices are fabricated.
Therefore, within SUPER-IRON we depict the roadmap for exploring and exploiting the potentialities of FeSCs:
1) understanding the fundamental mechanisms and their implication on superconducting properties,
2) control material quality
3) manipulate superconducting properties,
4) assess the potential of FeSCs with respect to other technical superconductors,
5) identify application fields, where FeSCs lead to a step-like change with respect to the current state of the art.
To cover this road SUPER-IRON has joined the efforts of the leader groups involved in the investigation of FeSCs throughout EU and Japan.
FeSCs belonging to the different phases and also to new pnictide oxide SC, in form of single crystals, polycrystals, thin films, tapes and wires will be realized by using different synthesis methods. Superconducting properties will be investigated also under high magnetic field and/or pressure and visualization of local electric field and current will be carried out with a number of sophisticated techniques. This wide variety of experimental activities will be supported by an intense theoretical work including ab-initio calculations and theoretical modelling.
The achievement of the planned objectives through synergic and coordinated activities and the sharing of knowledge and tools will set the basis for future collaborations between Japan and EU.
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Project Details
Start date:2011-10-01
End date:2014-09-30
Duration:36 months
Project Reference:283204
Project cost:2274190 EURO
Project Funding:1725659 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP7-NMP
Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:Fundamental properties of novel superconducting materials (coordinated call with Japan)
Contract type:Small or medium-scale focused research project
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Subject index:Materials Technology
Other participants
| Organization name:ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Laszlo |
BATIMENT CE 3316 STATION 1 LAUSANNE SCHWEIZ/SUISSE/SVIZZERA Region:RÉGION LÉMANIQUE Vaud |
| Tel:+41-216934306 | |
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| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.epfl.ch | Organization Type:Education |
| Organization name:LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUER FESTKOERPER- UND WERKSTOFFFORSCHUNG DRESDEN E.V. | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Birgit |
HELMHOLTZSTRASSE PF 27 01 16 DRESDEN DEUTSCHLAND Region:SACHSEN Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt |
| Tel:+49-3514659770 | |
| Fax:+49-3514659600 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.ifw-dresden.de | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Dirk |
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 80539 MUENCHEN DEUTSCHLAND Region:BAYERN OBERBAYERN München, Kreisfreie Stadt |
| Tel:+49-89218077430 | |
| Fax:+49-89218077431 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.uni-muenchen.de | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Robert |
Karlsplatz WIEN ÖSTERREICH Region:OSTÖSTERREICH WIEN |
| Tel:+43-158801141304 | |
| Fax:+43-15880114199 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.tuwien.ac.at | Organization Type: |
Record control number:100626
