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Liangzi Deng

Liangzi Deng

Research associate professor, Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston

Appears in 2 stories

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If successful, UH will once again break the record for the highest superconducting Tc at atmospheric pressure.

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The push for practical superconductors

New Capabilities

Lead author on the 151K paper

For 33 years, a mercury-based ceramic held the record for superconductivity at normal atmospheric pressure: 133 Kelvin, set in 1993. Physicists at the University of Houston just pushed that mark 18 degrees higher.

Updated May 28

The race to practical superconductors

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Co-developer of pressure-quench protocol

Scientists just cracked a problem that's plagued superconductor research for decades: how to make these wonder materials work without crushing them under diamond-anvil pressures. In February 2025, teams at SLAC and Stanford stabilized nickelate superconductors at everyday pressure using substrate compression, while University of Houston researchers locked in a superconducting state using a rapid pressure-release technique.

Updated May 19