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Title: Probing High Temperature Superconductors with Magnetometry in Ultrahigh Magnetic Fields

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1372776· OSTI ID:1372776

The objective of this research is to investigate the high-field magnetic properties of high temperature superconductors, materials that conduct electricity without loss. A technique known as high-resolution torque magnetometry that was developed to directly measure the magnetization of high temperature superconductors. This technique was implemented using the 65 Tesla pulsed magnetic field facility that is part of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Los Alamos National Laboratory. This research addressed unanswered questions about the interplay between magnetism and superconductivity, determine the electronic structure of high temperature superconductors, and shed light on the mechanism of high temperature superconductivity and on potential applications of these materials in areas such as energy generation and power transmission. Further applications of the technology resolve the novel physical phenomena such as correlated topological insulators, and spin liquid state in quantum magnets.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0008110
OSTI ID:
1372776
Report Number(s):
DOE-UMich-0008110
Resource Relation:
Related Information: 10.1103/PhysRevB.94.04111410.1103/PhysRevX.7.01100910.1073/pnas.161259111310.1063/1.495506910.1103/PhysRevB.92.11511010.1103/PhysRevB.90.19514110.1103/PhysRevB.90.06441710.1126/science.1250366
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English