The lossless transmission of direct electrical currents in superconductors is very often
regarded as an “energy superhighway” with greatly enhanced efficiency. With the discovery …

Since the discovery of high-temperature superconductors (HTSs), significant progress in the
fabrication of HTS films has been achieved. In this review, we intend to provide an overview …

REBCO coated conductors maintain a high engineering current density above 16 T at 4.2 K.
That fact will significantly impact markets of various magnet applications including high-field …

The addition of artificial pinning centers has led to an impressive increase in the critical
current density (J c) of superconductors, enabling record-breaking all-superconducting …

Abstract Solution deposited YBa2Cu3O7− x (YBCO) nanocomposites with preformed
nanoparticles represent a promising cost-effective approach for superior critical current …

We report on remarkably high in-field performance at 4.2 K achieved in> 4 μm thick rare
earth barium copper oxide (REBCO) samples with Zr addition. Two different samples have …

An approach to fabricate double-sided, high-current RE-Ba 2 Cu 3 O 7− δ (REBCO) tapes
for use in ultrahigh-field superconducting magnets operating at and above 20 T is …

Abstract An Advanced MOCVD (A-MOCVD) reactor was used to deposit 4.8 µm thick (Gd, Y)
BaCuO tapes with 15 mol% Zr addition in a single pass. A record-high critical current density …

We present results on the in-field critical current (I c) performance of 4.0 μm thick REBCO
film with 15% Hf addition with fields up to 31.2 T and field orientations in the B║ ab plane …

An industrial R&D programme is ongoing at SuperOx, aimed at improving 2G HTS wire
performance in magnetic field. We introduce perovskite artificial pinning centres (APC) into …