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EPJ ST Special Issue: Applied Physics of Superconductors in High-Power Applications
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- Published on 23 February 2024
Guest Editors: Xiaoyuan Chen, Lin Fu, Boyang Shen, Junzhi Ye
Scope: A superconductor is characterized by its zero-resistance, Meissner effect and Josephson effect. Replacing conventional-conductor-based devices by superconductor-based counterparts can yield a more significant benefit for the high-power applications. The fundamental physical behaviours of superconductors encountering high electric current and high magnetic field are necessarily important for the stable and safe operating in high-power applications. Currently, various advanced superconducting technologies and applications have been widely explored in high-power engineering, mainly involving energy producer, carrier, converter, storer and protector in electrical power engineering, and signal sensor, collector, processor and controller in electronic engineering. These cutting-edge superconducting technologies and applications can work collaboratively, which makes energy/information generation, transmission, distribution, and supply chains more complex. A comprehensive understanding from fundamental physical behaviours of superconductors to advanced superconducting devices and systems will accelerate the transition from laboratory research to industrial applications in near future.
EPJ ST Special Issue: Development of Sensors Using Antennal Molecular Assemblies and Nanoarchitectonics
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- Published on 02 February 2024
Guest Editors: Katsuhiko Ariga, Jung Ho Kim
Scope: Sensing target molecules and materials is an important key step for many applications in many areas including environmental, energy, and bio-related issues. Sensors play of course central roles in these activities. Therefore, developments of intelligent sensor systems are necessary and crucial steps in improvements of our human life.
