High-pressure study has played an important role in the investigation of
conventional superconductors. Since the discovery of cuprate superconductors,
high-pressure study has become even more important, especially as regards
high-pressure synthesis and the effect of pressure. In this report, the new
materials Ca-doped Pr-123, (Fe, Cu)-1212, and MgB2—a very new and
interesting system synthesized under high pressure with good quality—will be
discussed. Chemical inner pressure has been thought to explain the high
Tc
of Ca-doped Pr-123. As another possibility, the replacement of the physical
pressure effect by a chemical effect will be discussed.