RETRACTED ARTICLE: Significantly enhanced critical current density and pinning force in nanostructured, (RE)BCO-based, coated conductor

A. Goyal (), R. Kumar, H. Yuan, N. Hamada, A. Galluzzi and M. Polichetti
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A. Goyal: State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo
R. Kumar: State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo
H. Yuan: McMaster University
N. Hamada: McMaster University
A. Galluzzi: Università di Salerno and CNR-SPIN Unità di Salerno
M. Polichetti: Università di Salerno and CNR-SPIN Unità di Salerno

Nature Communications, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Abstract High-temperature superconducting wires have many large-scale, niche applications such as commercial nuclear fusion as well as numerous other large-scale applications in the electric power industry and in the defense, medical and transportation industries. However, the price/performance metric of these coated conductor wires is not yet favorable to enable and realize most large-scale applications. Here we report on probing the limits of J c (H, T) possible via defect engineering in heteroepitaxially deposited high-temperature superconducting thin-films on coated conductor substrates used for long-length wire fabrication. We report record values of J c (H, T) and pinning force, F p (H, T) in (RE)BCO films with self-assembled BaZrO3 nanocolumns deposited on a coated conductor substrate. A J c of ~190 MA/cm2 at 4.2 K, self-field and ~90 MA/cm2, at 4.2 K, 7 T was measured. At 20 K, J c of over 150 MA/cm2 at self-field and over 60 MA/cm2 at 7 T was observed. A very high pinning force, F p, of ~6.4 TN/m3 and ~4.2 TN/m3 were observed at 7 T, 4.2 K and 7 T, 20 K respectively. We report on the highest values of J c and F p obtained to date for all fields and operating temperatures from 4.2 K to 77 K. These results demonstrate that significant performance enhancements and hence far more favorable price/performance metrics are possible in commercial high-temperature superconducting wires.

Date: 2024
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