Extension to AC Loss Minimization in High Temperature Superconductors

Abstract

In this period of research we concentrated our efforts on AC loss measurements of YBCO coated conductors on textured metallic substrates made in Cambridge. Several samples were prepared by pulsed laser deposition on two different substrates: NiFe and the recently developed NiCrW. The samples differed in sintering conditions and in buffer structures. The two best samples - with the highest critical temperature - on two different substrates were chosen for the AC loss study. The onset critical temperature of both the samples was 85 K, however zero resistance was at about 20 K, i.e., the transitions were very broad. For this reason we decided to perform loss measurements at 5 K using a SQUID magnetometer, since the high frequency equipment will not go down to this temperature.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 2002
Accession Number
ADA405431

Entities

People

  • A. M. Campbell
  • B. A. Glowacki
  • M. Majoros

Organizations

  • University of Cambridge

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Contracts
  • Critical Temperature
  • Current Density
  • Ferromagnetic Materials
  • Filaments
  • High Temperature
  • High Temperature Superconductors
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetometers
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Pulsed Lasers
  • Substrates
  • Superconductors
  • Thickness

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Superconducting Magnet Technology
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition