Hysteretic loss reduction in striated YBCO

Cobb, C.B.; Barnes, Paul N.; Haugan, Timothy J.; Tolliver, J. C.; Lee, Eungkuk; Sumption, M.D.; Collings, E. W.; Oberly, C. E.

doi:10.1016/s0921-4534(02)01196-6

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“…9 In this case, where the width of the filaments are one-seventh the width of the sample, the maximum loss reduction will be one-seventh. However, as evidenced from the given M-H loops, slightly less loss reduction is observed.…”

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“…A way to reduce these losses is to filamentize (striate) the HTS layer. 9,15,16 These superconducting filaments must be "sufficiently" separated along the entire length of the HTS conductor. Fundamentally, this requirement amounts to a limitation on the amount of possible current flow per unit length between the filaments; practically, this means that the interfilamentary regions can be fully insulating, resistive, or even very weakly superconducting.…”

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“…[6][7][8] Because of this success, the large effort given to the basic architecture of the YBCO coated conductor must begin to be also applied to issues such as ac loss, stability, and magneticflux pinning. [9][10][11][12] The minimization of ac losses is especially critical for the coated conductors, which, being highly aspected, have the potential for high losses in certain applications.…”

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Low loss striated YBa2Cu3O7−d coated conductor with filamentary current sharing

Barnes

Sumption

2004

Journal of Applied Physics

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Low loss striated YBa2Cu3O7−d coated conductor with filamentary current sharing

Barnes

Sumption

2004

Journal of Applied Physics

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“…These conductors can be wound as coils and, when used in motors and generators instead of copper wires, they can reduce the total size and weight of the device because of their ability to carry high currents without resistance. Yet, these coated conductors produce large losses when used with alternating current (AC) or fields [6][7][8][9]. The high aspect ratio of the coated conductor geometry leads to high hysteresis losses proportional to the width of the superconducting film.…”

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“…This filamentary superconducting structure can be accomplished through several techniques which can be divided into two main approaches: with or without material removal. Lithography, wet chemical etching, ion beam etching, laser ablation or slitting of the tape are techniques where superconducting material is removed [7,8,12,[19][20][21]. They have a variety of disadvantages such as high cost, local degradation of the superconducting properties or tape fragmentation.…”

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Thin YBa₂Cu₃O_7-δpatterns by Chemical Solution Processing using Ink-Jet Printing

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In this paper, we present ink-jet printing as an attractive alternative to lithography and etching methods for the development of multi-filamentary YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ coated conductors. Our research is mainly focused on the study of the influence of rheological parameters on the printability of water-based inks in order to produce superconducting patterns on SrTiO 3 and CeO 2 -La 2 Zr 2 O 7 -Ni5at%W substrates. An aqueous YBCO precursor ink with a total metal ion concentration of 1.1 mol/L with a viscosity of 6.79 mPa s and a surface tension of 67.9 mN/m is developed. Its printing behavior using several ink-jet printing devices is verified using a camera with strobed illumination to quantify droplet velocity and volume. After optimization of the deposition parameters, YBCO tracks with different dimensions could be printed on both types of substrates. Their shape and dimensions were determined using optical microscopy and noncontact profilometry, showing 100-200 nm thick and 40-200 µm wide tracks. Finally, resistivity measurements were performed on the widest tracks on SrTiO 3 showing a clear drop in the resistivity starting from 88.6 K with a ∆T c of 1.4 K.

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