Description
Mitigating climate change, clean environment, global peace, financial growth, and future development of the world require new materials that improve the quality of life. Superconductivity, in general, allows perfect current transmission without losses. This makes it a valuable resource for sustainability in several aspects. High-temperature superconducting (HTSC) materials will be crucial for sustainable everyday applications and more attractive for the United Nations’ SDGs. Superconducting magnets can be used as high-field magnets in magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear magnetic resonance, water purification, magnetic drug delivery, etc. Hunger can be partly avoided if there is sustainability in agriculture. In the future, DC electric energy from solar plants in Africa could be transported worldwide, especially to cold countries, using superconducting cables. Superconducting technology is an efficient way to create sustainability as well as reduce greenhouse gases.
This book presents the latest global achievements in the processing and applications of high-Tc superconductors and discusses the usefulness of the SDGs. It summarizes the related advances in materials science and developments with respect to the SDGs. The book also covers large-scale applications of HTSC materials, which will be connected to the SDGs, addressed by several eminent scientists, including Prof. M. Murakami, president, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan; Prof. D. Cardwell, pro-vice chancellor, University of Cambridge, UK; and Prof. N. Long, director, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Table of Contents
1. Expert Opinion: Relevance of High-Tc Superconductors for SDG Goals
2. Dense and Robust (RE)BCO Bulk Superconductors for Sustainable Applications: Current Status and Future Perspectives
Devendra K. Namburi and David A. Cardwell
3. Growth, Microstructure, and Superconducting Properties of Ce Alloyed YBCO Bulk Single-Grain Superconductors
P. Diko, K. Zmorayova, L. Vojtkova, V. Antal, V. Kucharova, R. Pagacova, V. Kavečanský, M. Radusovska, M. Rajnak, T. Hlasek, and J. Plechacek
4. Superconductivity in Biomedicine: Enabling Next Generation’s Medical Tools for SDGs
Santosh Miryala
5. Overview of Shaping YBa2Cu3O7 Superconductor
Jacques G. Noudem
6. Development of MgB2 Superconducting Super-Magnets: Its Utilization towards Sustainable Development Goals
Muralidhar Miryala
7. Powder Technology of Magnesium Diboride and Its Applications
Soo Kien Chen, Oon Jew Lee, and Muralidhar Miryala
8. Ultrasonication: A Cost-Effective Way to Synthesize High-Jc Bulk MgB2
Arvapalli Sai Srikanth
9. New Potential Family of Iron-Based Superconductors towards Practical Applications: CaKFe4As4 (1144)
Shiv J. Singh and Andrzej Morawski
10. Quasi 1D Layered Nb2PdxSy Superconductor for Industrial Applications
Reena Goyal, Masato Murakami, and Muralidhar Miryala
11. High-Temperature Superconducting Cable Application to Ship Magnetic Deperming and Its Contribution toward SDG
Megumi Hirota
12. High-Tc Superconducting Bearings Design: Towards High-Performance Machines
I. Valiente-Blanco and D. López-Pascual
13. Low-Frequency Rotational Loss in an HTS Bearing and Its Application in Sensitive Devices
Wenjiang Yang, Long Yu, and Yu Ji
14. Superconducting Motor Using HTS Bulk
Alexandre Colle, Thierry Lubin, Sabrina Ayat, and Jean Leveque
15. Superconducting Fault Current Limiter
Quan Li
16. Mechanical Properties and Fracture Behaviors of Superconducting Bulk Materials
Akira Murakami
