Processing and application of high-temperature superconducting coated conductors
JL MacManus-Driscoll, SC Wimbush - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Coated conductors formed from the high-temperature superconducting (HTS) material
REBCO (REBa2Cu3O7− δ) enable energy-efficient and high-power-density delivery of …
REBCO (REBa2Cu3O7− δ) enable energy-efficient and high-power-density delivery of …
Vortices in high-performance high-temperature superconductors
The behavior of vortex matter in high-temperature superconductors (HTS) controls the entire
electromagnetic response of the material, including its current carrying capacity. Here, we …
electromagnetic response of the material, including its current carrying capacity. Here, we …
Impact of high growth rates on the microstructure and vortex pinning of high-temperature superconducting coated conductors
T Puig, J Gutierrez, X Obradors - Nature Reviews Physics, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract High-temperature superconducting REBa2Cu3O7 (RE= rare earth or yttrium)
coated conductors have emerged as a new class of materials with exceptional physical …
coated conductors have emerged as a new class of materials with exceptional physical …
[HTML][HTML] Strongly enhanced vortex pinning from 4 to 77 K in magnetic fields up to 31 T in 15 mol.% Zr-added (Gd, Y)-Ba-Cu-O superconducting tapes
Applications of REBCO coated conductors are now being developed for a very wide range
of temperatures and magnetic fields and it is not yet clear whether vortex pinning strategies …
of temperatures and magnetic fields and it is not yet clear whether vortex pinning strategies …
Challenges and transformative opportunities in superconductor vortex physics
In superconductors, the motion of vortices introduces unwanted dissipation that is disruptive
to applications. Fortunately, material defects can immobilize vortices, acting as vortex …
to applications. Fortunately, material defects can immobilize vortices, acting as vortex …
[HTML][HTML] Rapid doubling of the critical current of YBa2Cu3O7− δ coated conductors for viable high-speed industrial processing
We demonstrate that 3.5-MeV oxygen irradiation can markedly enhance the in-field critical
current of commercial second generation superconducting tapes with an exposure time of …
current of commercial second generation superconducting tapes with an exposure time of …
A route for a strong increase of critical current in nanostrained iron-based superconductors
T Ozaki, L Wu, C Zhang, J Jaroszynski, W Si… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The critical temperature T c and the critical current density J c determine the limits to large-
scale superconductor applications. Superconductivity emerges at T c. The practical current …
scale superconductor applications. Superconductivity emerges at T c. The practical current …
Disorder raises the critical temperature of a cuprate superconductor
With the discovery of charge-density waves (CDWs) in most members of the cuprate high-
temperature superconductors, the interplay between superconductivity and CDWs has …
temperature superconductors, the interplay between superconductivity and CDWs has …
Strong-pinning regimes by spherical inclusions in anisotropic type-II superconductors
R Willa, AE Koshelev, IA Sadovskyy… - … Science and Technology, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The current-carrying capacity of type-II superconductors is decisively determined by how
well material defect structures can immobilize vortex lines. In order to gain deeper insights …
well material defect structures can immobilize vortex lines. In order to gain deeper insights …
Engineered pinning landscapes for enhanced 2G coil wire
MW Rupich, S Sathyamurthy, S Fleshler… - IEEE Transactions …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We demonstrate a twofold increase in the in-field critical current of AMSC's standard 2G coil
wire by irradiation with 18-MeV Au ions. The optimum pinning enhancement is achieved …
wire by irradiation with 18-MeV Au ions. The optimum pinning enhancement is achieved …