Superconducting materials have attracted extensive attention of scientists around the world thanks to their unique physical properties. The worldwide research focuses on the fundamental frontier to explore novel superconducting materials and even room-temperature superconductors with higher superconducting transition temperature. In recent years, significant progresses have been achieved in such fundamental frontier study of superconductivity. The superconductivity of magic-angle graphene was discovered in 2017 and lanthanum hydride room temperature superconductor was discovered in 2019, which has aroused widespread attention and great sensation. On the other hand, research also addresses challenges associated with superconducting applications. Lately, key breakthroughs have been made in the development of cutting-edge technologies that function upon superconductivity, such as smart grid, compact fusion reactor, high-speed magnetic levitation, particle medicine, superconducting ultra-high sensitivity detector, and superconducting chip. This sets off a new round of upsurge for superconducting materials in the world.

In-depth integration across multiple disciplines is the key trend in superconducting application research. The development of superconducting technologies will bring revolutionary breakthroughs in many essential areas. The birth of Superconductivity Journal will contribute to exchange of information between fundamental and applied researches on innovative superconducting technologies and strengthen the aggregation effect of high-standard superconducting researches. The journal will keep forging ahead, create a world-class academic journal in the field of superconductivity, and promote the development of superconductivity technology.

超导材料以其独特的电磁特性吸引着世界范围内科学家们的广泛关注。超导研究一方面聚焦于基础前沿, 探索具有更高超导转变温度的超导材料乃至室温超导体。近年来超导前沿基础研究不断获得新进展, 2017年发现了魔角石墨烯的超导特性, 2019年发现了氢化镧室温超导体, 都引起了广泛的关注和巨大的轰动。另一方面, 超导研究又侧重技术应用, 近年来智能电网、可控核能源、高速磁悬浮、粒子医疗、超导超高灵敏探测器和超导芯片等前沿技术研究不断取得关键突破, 在全球掀起新一轮热潮。