Progress towards a low-cost commercial coated conductor

  • Suresh Annavarapu
  • , Nguyet Nguyen
  • , Sky Cui
  • , Urs Schoop
  • , Cees Thieme
  • , Martin W. Rupich
  • , Thomas Kodenkandath
  • , Darren Verebelyi
  • , Wei Zhang
  • , Xiaoping Li
  • , Qi Li
  • , Mariappan Paranthaman
  • , Amit Goyal
  • , Claudia Cantoni
  • , Matthew M. Kowalewski
  • , Fred A. List

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Abstract

YBCO films prepared from metal trifluoroacetate (TFA) precursors on oxide-buffered textured non-magnetic substrates have achieved performance levels equaling that on oxide buffered textured Ni substrates. Critical current densities of 0.7 MA/cm2 to 1.0 MA/cm2 have been achieved in 0.4 μm thick YBCO films on short-length of CeO2/YSZ/Y2O3/Ni/Ni-13wt%Cr substrates. High-quality epitaxial buffers comprising a Ni layer, Y2O3 seed, YSZ barrier and CeO2 cap layers have been deposited over meter long tapes of deformation textured Ni and Ni-13%Cr using reel-to-reel processes. High-performance TFA-based YBCO films have been deposited on 0.1 m to 0.3 m lengths of these oxide buffered substrates using reel to reel processes. Critical current densities up to 1.0 MA/cm2 have been achieved in 0.4 μm thick YBCO films on CeO2/YSZ/Y2O3/Ni substrates. Using multiple coats of the metal trifluoroacetate precursors, thicker YBCO films have been demonstrated on oxide buffered substrates. Critical currents in excess of 100A/cm-width have been achieved for 1.2 μm - 1.6 μm thick YBCO films on short lengths of CeO2/YSZ/Y2O3/Ni substrates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)231-237
Number of pages7
JournalMaterials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
Volume689
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes

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