Superconducting Polymers

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Superconducting Polymers as an Energy /
Conservation Solution
Dr Andrew Grant Department of Chemistry Mount
Allison University Sackville, NB
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Current Status of Superconductor Technology

• Low temperature (-269ºC, liquid helium)
• inorganic / ceramic based materials used in
• superconducting magnets.
• There is a need for higher temperature
• (-169ºC, liquid nitrogen) material.
• Superconducting organic based materials
• (doped polyacetylene, polythiophene, polyaniline
• not commercially viable.
• Is a room temperature superconductor a
  possibility?

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Possible uses of Superconducting Materials

• Magnetic levitation for high-speed trains
• More efficient electric motors
• Reduction of line loss in transmission lines
• Computer chips
• More efficient transportation of electricity,
  and
• more efficient uses of electricity, results in
  energy conservation. Less energy need be
  produced, resulting in green-house gas reduction.
• ie. development of a room-temperature
  superconductor would result in energy savings
• a cleaner environment.

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What are we doing at Mount Allison?

• Research in my lab at MtA has resulted in the
  design of an entirely
• new class of organic polymer. Modeling studies
  suggest that this polymer
• should have remarkable conducting properties.
• This polymer should overcome many of the
  limitations of existing
• superconducting organic polymers.
• Kasis Energy Inc is a Mount Allison University
  spin-off company that
• has been set up to make this polymer a reality,
  and take commercial
• advantage of any other in-house discoveries in
  the energy arena.
• We have established collaborations with Prof
  Kashi Ghandi at MtA and
• the SEM Lab to help characterize any material
  made.

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Thanks to

• Andrew Paskauskas (formerly of MtA Research and
  Development Office)
• Anna Sheridan-Jonah, MtA Research and
  Development Office
• Mount Allison University for financial support.
• Organizers of this meeting.
• Shareholders of Kasis Energy.

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