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The CAS Institute of Physics (IOP) has released a strategic research report focusing on the development of high-temperature superconducting tapes, providing a clear roadmap for the large-scale application of high-temperature superconducting materials.

The report systematically reviewed the global R&D, industrialization, and application status of rare-earth barium copper oxide (REBCO) high-temperature superconducting tapes, and presented the 10 key scientific and technological challenges facing this field.

In contrast to standard superconducting materials, high-temperature superconducting materials represented by REBCO exhibit critical temperatures above that of liquid nitrogen (-196 degrees Celsius), significantly reducing cooling costs while demonstrating substantially enhanced current-carrying capacity and high magnetic-field tolerance, thereby laying the foundation for broader-scale applications.

REBCO high-temperature superconducting tapes have entered the early stage of commercialization, tbut the key to future development lies in systematically advancing collaborative innovation across materials, fabrication, and applications, the report says.

According to the IOP, it is hoped that by revealing these core scientific and technological challenges, we can gather innovative forces from various sectors to achieve collaborative breakthroughs and promote leapfrog development in the field of high-temperature superconductivity in China.