Peer-reviewedCC BYCondensed Matter
Lasting Aftermaths of the First Incitement for High-Temperature Superconductivity
Abstract
Six decades ago, the scientist from Stanford University, W.P. Little, announced a crusade to search for superconductivity, assumed to be heat-resistant in organic materials. Although such an ambitious goal was never realized in practice, this proposal gave rise to the entire ecosystem of studies on “synthetic metals,” creating a diverse community of material, experimental, and theoretical activities in low-dimensional electronic systems. We shall briefly review some key steps in this history, examine its main branches, and recall the consequences that remain on the agenda today. Particularly, we shall focus on a phenomenon of electronic ferroelectricity, whose roots can be found in the suggestion of a would-be superconducting polymer.
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BibTeX
@article{brazovskii2026lasting,
title = {{Lasting Aftermaths of the First Incitement for High-Temperature Superconductivity}},
author = {Serguei Brazovskii and Natasha Kirova},
journal = {Condensed Matter},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
doi = {10.3390/condmat11020015},
url = {https://hal.science/hal-05853657v1},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Lasting Aftermaths of the First Incitement for High-Temperature Superconductivity
AU - Serguei Brazovskii
AU - Natasha Kirova
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/11/05
JO - Condensed Matter
DO - 10.3390/condmat11020015
UR - https://hal.science/hal-05853657v1
AB - Six decades ago, the scientist from Stanford University, W.P. Little, announced a crusade to search for superconductivity, assumed to be heat-resistant in organic materials. Although such an ambitious goal was never realized in practice, this proposal gave rise to the entire ecosystem of studies on “synthetic metals,” creating a diverse community of material, experimental, and theoretical activities in low-dimensional electronic systems. We shall briefly review some key steps in this history, examine its main branches, and recall the consequences that remain on the agenda today. Particularly, we shall focus on a phenomenon of electronic ferroelectricity, whose roots can be found in the suggestion of a would-be superconducting polymer.
SN - 2410-3896
ER -