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市場調査レポート
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超伝導材料市場レポート:製品タイプ、最終用途産業、地域別、2024年~2032年Superconducting Materials Market Report by Product Type (Low-temperature Superconducting Materials (LTS), High-temperature Superconducting Materials (HTS)), End Use Industry (Medical, Electronics, Energy, Defense, and Others), and Region 2024-2032 |
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超伝導材料市場レポート:製品タイプ、最終用途産業、地域別、2024年~2032年 |
出版日: 2024年08月10日
発行: IMARC
ページ情報: 英文 148 Pages
納期: 2~3営業日
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超伝導材料市場の世界市場規模は、2023年に12億4,180万米ドルに達しました。今後、IMARC Groupは、市場は2032年までに42億5,700万米ドルに達し、2024年から2032年の間に14.2%の成長率(CAGR)を示すと予測しています。家電や医療産業における金属化合物や合金の広範な用途が、主に市場を推進しています。
主な市場促進要因:スマートグリッドの性能を向上させるために製品が広く使用されていることが、市場を強化する主な要因の1つです。さらに、心血管障害や筋骨格系障害など、いくつかの医療疾患を診断するためのMRI装置に使用できる材料に対する需要の高まりも、もう1つの重要な成長促進要因として作用しています。
主要市場動向:高温超伝導ファイバーのイントロダクションを含む絶え間ない技術革新は、市場を刺激する新たな動向の一つです。これに伴い、最適な耐久性を持つ電力ケーブルが製造され、強化された速度でエネルギーを伝送でき、多数の蓄電システムに効率的に採用できます。
地理的動向:広範な研究開発活動が北米市場を活性化しています。また、スマートグリッドの拡大もアジア太平洋市場を後押ししています。このほか、欧州では政府機関が有利な政策を打ち出しており、市場にさらに貢献しています。さらに、インフラ整備活動の活発化は、中東・アフリカ市場を今後数年間も強化し続けると思われます。
課題と機会:市場を阻害している主な課題の1つは、製造コストの高さと複雑さです。しかし、費用対効果が高くスケーラブルなソリューションを実現するための製造技術や材料研究への投資が増加しており、今後数年間で市場が活性化すると予測されます。
医療用イメージングの向上
医療用イメージング技術、特に磁気共鳴イメージング(MRI)における数多くの進歩が市場を刺激しています。超伝導材料は、大幅な電力損失なしに安定した磁場を作り出す能力があるため、MRI装置において極めて重要だからです。例えば、2023年10月、バンガロールを拠点とするVoxelgrids Innovations Private Limitedは、インドで生産される初のMRIスキャナーを開発しました。このスキャナーは、ボトムアップのソフトウェア設計、入手困難な液体ヘリウムへの依存を避けること、カスタマイズされたハードウェアなど、様々な革新的技術を特徴としています。さらに、2023年1月には、リアルタイムインターベンショナル心臓磁気共鳴(iCMR)アブレーション製品の世界的リーダーの1つであるImricor社が、GEヘルスケアと覚書を締結し、超伝導磁石を使用して高解像度の画像をより速いスキャン時間で提供するMRIシステムを導入しました。これとは別に、医療サービスの全体的な効率性を高めることに重点を置く有力企業の台頭が、今後数年間の市場の推進力になると予想されています。例えば、2024年6月、国王工学部の研究者は、日本科学技術振興機構、物質・材料研究機構、東京農工大学、九州大学と共同で、AIを利用した鉄系超伝導マグネットを医療用画像装置向けに開発しました。さらに、2024年5月、シーメンス・ヘルスイニアーズは、MRI装置に使用される超伝導マグネットの製造を目的とした英国の新しい生産施設に約2億5,000万米ドルを投資しました。
広範な調査活動
エレクトロニクスや防衛を含む産業全体のアプリケーションのための研究開発活動の増加は、市場全体を強化しています。例えば、2023年12月、Attoscience and Ultrafast Opticsグループは、超伝導材料や物質の組成を研究するためにアト秒軟X線吸収分光法を導入しました。同様に、2023年12月、ハーバード大学の研究者は、銅酸化物を用いた高温超伝導ダイオードを開発し、超伝導技術を発展させました。この開発は量子コンピューティングにとって極めて重要であり、エキゾチックマテリアルを理解する上で重要な一歩となります。さらに、粒子を高速に加速するために必要な強力な磁場を作り出すための合金のニーズが高まっていることも、市場の成長に寄与しています。例えば、2024年2月、中国の科学者チームが、スターリングエンジンを動力源とし、超伝導材料を使用した新型の高出力マイクロ波(HPM)兵器を発表しました。この技術革新は、HPMが直面する低効率と射程距離の制限という課題を解決するものです。さらに、この兵器はコンパクトなサイズと強力な能力を備えているため、敏感な電子機器の電源を切るのに非常に重要です。
量子コンピューティングの革新
量子コンピュータの構成要素である超伝導量子ビットは、通常、複雑な計算を実行し、高速で量子コヒーレンスを維持するために超伝導材料に依存しています。理研と富士通は2023年3月、理研RQC・富士通コラボレーションセンターで64量子ビットの超伝導量子コンピュータを発表しました。さらに、材料の継続的な進歩は、さらに重要な成長誘発要因として作用しています。例えば、2023年11月、Google DeepMindは、低エネルギー(安定)材料を発見するための2つのパイプラインを使用するGNoME(Graph Networks for Materials Exploration)と呼ばれる新しいAIツールを発表しました。さらに、2024年2月には、マルチバース・コンピューティングと超伝導ナノワイヤー単一光子検出器のプロバイダーの1つであるシングル・クォンタムが、ドイツ航空宇宙センターの量子コンピューティング・イニシアチブ(DLR QCI)との140万米ドルの契約に基づき、古典的手法を凌駕する量子アプリケーションを可能にする産業材料科学研究開発プロジェクトを発表しました。これに伴い、2024年2月、ペンシルベニア州立大学の研究チームが、より強固な量子コンピューティングの基礎となりうる超伝導材料を発表しました。
The global superconducting materials market size reached US$ 1,241.8 Million in 2023. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 4,257.0 Million by 2032, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 14.2% during 2024-2032. The extensive applications of metallic compounds or alloys in consumer electronics and medical industries are primarily propelling the market.
Major Market Drivers: The widespread product usage in improving the performance of smart grids is one of the key factors bolstering the market. Moreover, the escalating demand for materials that can be used in MRI equipment to diagnose several medical ailments, such as cardiovascular and musculoskeletal disorders, is also acting as another significant growth-inducing factor.
Key Market Trends: Continuous technological innovations, including the introduction of high-temperature superconducting fibers, are among the emerging trends stimulating the market. In line with this, they produce optimal endurance power cables, which can transmit energy at enhanced speed and can be efficiently adopted in numerous storage systems.
Competitive Landscape: Some of the prominent companies in the global market include American Superconductor Co., evico GmbH, Hitachi Ltd., Hyper Tech Research Inc., Metal Oxide Technologies, Inc., Siemens AG, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd., Superconductor Technologies Inc., SuperPower Inc. (The Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.), and Western Superconducting Technologies Co. Ltd., among many others.
Geographical Trends: Extensive R&D activities are catalyzing the market in North America. Additionally, the expansion of smart grids is also propelling the market in Asia Pacific. Besides this, the launch of favorable policies by government bodies in Europe is further contributing to the market. Moreover, the increasing infrastructure development activities will continue to bolster the market in the Middle East and Africa in the coming years.
Challenges and Opportunities: One of the primary challenges hindering the market is the high cost and complexity of production. However, the elevating investments in manufacturing techniques and materials research to achieve cost-effective and scalable solutions are projected to catalyze the market in the coming years.
Improvements in Medical Imaging
Numerous advancements in medical imaging technologies, particularly magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), are stimulating the market, as superconducting materials are crucial in MRI machines due to their ability to create stable magnetic fields without significant power loss. For example, in October 2023, Bangalore-based Voxelgrids Innovations Private Limited developed the first MRI scanner produced in India that is characterized by various innovations, including bottom-up software design, avoiding reliance on scarcely available liquid helium, and customized hardware. Additionally, in January 2023, Imricor, one of the global leaders in real-time interventional cardiac magnetic resonance (iCMR) ablation products, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with GE HealthCare to introduce MRI systems that use superconducting magnets to provide high-resolution images with faster scan times. Apart from this, the rising emphasis of prominent players on enhancing the overall efficiency of healthcare services is anticipated to propel the market in the coming years. For instance, in June 2024, researchers from the King's Department of Engineering collaborated with the Japan Science and Technology Agency, the National Institute for Materials Science, the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, and the Kyushu University to develop an iron-based superconducting magnet using AI for medical imaging machines. Furthermore, in May 2024, Siemens Healthineers invested approximately US$250 Million in a new UK production facility aimed at manufacturing superconducting magnets to be used in MRI devices.
Extensive Research Activities
The increasing number of R&D activities for applications across industries, including electronics and defense, is bolstering the overall market. For instance, in December 2023, the Attoscience and Ultrafast Optics group introduced attosecond soft-X-ray absorption spectroscopy to study the composition of superconductive materials or substances. Similarly, in December 2023, Harvard researchers advanced superconductor technology by creating a high-temperature superconducting diode using cuprates. This development is crucial for quantum computing and represents a significant step in understanding exotic materials. Moreover, the inflating need for alloys to create the powerful magnetic fields needed to accelerate particles to high speeds is also contributing to the market growth. For example, in February 2024, a team of scientists in China launched a novel high-power microwave (HPM) weapon powered by a stirling engine and using superconducting materials. This innovation addresses the challenges of low efficiency and limited range faced by HPMs. Furthermore, the weapon's compact size and powerful capabilities make it crucial for turning off sensitive electronics.
Innovations in Quantum Computing
Superconducting qubits, which are the building blocks of quantum computers, usually rely on superconducting materials to perform complex calculations and maintain quantum coherence at high speeds. In March 2023, RIKEN and Fujitsu introduced 64-qubit superconducting quantum computers at the RIKEN RQC-Fujitsu Collaboration Center. Moreover, continuous advancements in material are further acting as significant growth-inducing factors. For example, in November 2023, Google DeepMind unveiled a novel AI tool called Graph Networks for Materials Exploration (GNoME) that uses two pipelines for discovering low-energy (stable) materials. Additionally, in February 2024, Multiverse Computing and Single Quantum, one of the providers of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors, announced an industrial materials science R&D project under a US$1.4 Million contract with the German Aerospace Center's Quantum Computing Initiative (DLR QCI) to enable quantum applications that outperform classical methods. In line with this, in February 2024, a team of researchers at Penn State unveiled superconducting materials that could provide the basis for more robust quantum computing.
IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each segment of the market, along with the superconducting materials market forecast at the global, regional, and country levels for 2024-2032. Our report has categorized the market based on the product type and end use industry.
Low-temperature Superconducting Materials (LTS)
High-temperature Superconducting Materials (HTS)
The report has provided a detailed breakup and analysis of the market based on the product type. This includes low-temperature superconducting materials (LTS) and high-temperature superconducting materials (HTS).
Low-temperature superconducting materials (LTS) and high-temperature superconducting materials (HTS) represent two key categories within the market, each with distinct characteristics and applications. LTS materials, such as niobium-titanium (NbTi) and niobium-tin (Nb3Sn), require cooling to extremely low temperatures to achieve superconductivity. These materials are widely used in applications requiring strong, stable magnetic fields, such as in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines and particle accelerators like the large hadron collider (LHC) at CERN. In contrast, HTS materials, including compounds like yttrium barium copper oxide (YBCO) and bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide (BSCCO), are more economical and practical coolants. In December 2023, Harvard researchers advanced superconductor technology by creating a high-temperature superconducting diode using cuprates. This development is crucial for quantum computing and represents a significant step in understanding exotic materials.
Medical
Electronics
Energy
Defense
Others
The report has provided a detailed breakup and analysis of the market based on the end use industry. This includes medical, electronics, energy, defense, and others.
The market is diversified across various end-use industries, each leveraging the unique properties of these materials to enhance performance and efficiency. In the medical sector, superconducting materials are essential for MRI systems, enabling the generation of high-resolution images crucial for accurate diagnostics. The electronics industry benefits from superconducting materials in the development of quantum computers. The energy sector sees significant applications of superconducting materials in power grids and renewable energy integration. In defense, they are utilized in advanced communication systems, high-sensitivity sensors, and electromagnetic weapons, offering strategic advantages through enhanced capabilities and reduced energy consumption. Other industries, including scientific research and transportation, also capitalize on superconducting materials for their ability to create powerful magnetic fields and enable groundbreaking technological advancements, such as in particle accelerators and maglev trains.
North America
United States
Canada
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
India
South Korea
Australia
Indonesia
Others
Europe
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Italy
Spain
Russia
Others
Latin America
Brazil
Mexico
Others
Middle East and Africa
The market research report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of all the major regional markets, which include North America (the United States and Canada); Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, and others); Europe (Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Russia, and others); Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, and others); and the Middle East and Africa.
The market in Asia Pacific is driven by rapid advancements in technology and increasing investments in healthcare and energy infrastructures. For instance, Japan's RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science is a prominent leader in superconducting research. At the same time, China has made substantial investments in developing superconducting materials for power grids and high-speed maglev trains. Moreover, the wide presence of prominent players like General Electric (GE) Healthcare and Siemens Healthineers across North America, particularly in the United States, is also acting as a significant growth-inducing factor. Besides this, the rising integration of renewable energy resources is further bolstering the market in the Middle East and Africa. According to the IMARC, the Middle East renewable energy market size is projected to exhibit a growth rate (CAGR) of 13.53% during 2024-2032.
American Superconductor Co.
evico GmbH
Hitachi Ltd.
Hyper Tech Research Inc.
Metal Oxide Technologies, Inc.
Siemens AG
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
Superconductor Technologies Inc.
SuperPower Inc. (The Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.)
Western Superconducting Technologies Co. Ltd.
(Please note that this is only a partial list of the key players, and the complete list is provided in the report.)
June 2024: Researchers from the King's Department of Engineering collaborated with the Japan Science and Technology Agency, the National Institute for Materials Science, the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, and Kyushu University to develop an iron-based superconducting magnet using AI for medical imaging machines.
May 2024: Siemens Healthineers invested approximately US$250 Million in a new UK production facility aimed at manufacturing superconducting magnets to be used in MRI devices.
February 2024: A team of scientists in China introduced a novel high-power microwave (HPM) weapon powered by a stirling engine and adopting superconducting materials.