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Pinning Characteristics of Zr and Hf- Added REBCO Coated Conductors Made by Advanced MOCVD in Low-to-High Magnetic Fields
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond. Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on. 31(5):1-5 Aug, 2021
Subject
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Zirconium
Hafnium
Films
Critical current density (superconductivity)
Magnetic fields
Barium
Microstructure
2G high-temperature superconductor (2G-HTS)
metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD)
microstructure
pinning
transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Language
ISSN
1051-8223
1558-2515
2378-7074
Abstract
BaMO 3 (M = Zr, Hf) pinning centers introduced in REBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x (REBCO and RE = rare earth) coated conductors yield superior performance in high magnetic fields. We present the critical current density J c over a temperature range of 4.2–77 K and magnetic fields of 0–14 T ( B || c- axis), of 5-15 mol.% Zr- and Hf- added REBCO 4+ μm thick film tapes fabricated by advanced metal organic chemical vapor deposition (A-MOCVD). The morphology of self-assembled BMO nanorods aligned along c-axis is found to be dependent on the Zr/Hf content. We also observe a correlation between the density of RE 2 O 3 in-plane nanoprecipitates and the continuity and concentration of BMO nanorods in films of different Ba content. It is found that the (Ba + M)/Cu (M = Zr, Hf) content in REBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x affects the shape of pinning force density curves over a wide magnetic field range and temperatures below 20 K. Another remarkable observation is the similarity in the critical current properties of Hf and Zr- added REBCO films as function of (Ba + M)/Cu content at intermediate to high range of (Ba + M)/Cu content. A quantitative analysis of pinning efficiency and correlation with the microstructure of Zr and Hf- added REBCO coated conductors is discussed.