Abstract:
A high temperature superconductor structure including: a substrate on which at least one buffer layer is deposited, a superconductor layer on the buffer layer, the superconducting layer composed of superconductor material that forms at least two substantially parallel superconductor filaments that continuously extend along the length of the substrate wherein at least two superconductor filaments are separated from each other by at least one insulating strip wherein the insulating strip continuously extends along the length of the substrate and is composed of insulating material with a resistivity greater than about 1 m?cm. Also disclosed are methods of producing high temperature superconductors.
Abstract:
A tape-manufacturing system (10) for coating at least one tape substrate (28) such as, for example, for the manufacture of a high-temperature superconductor (HTS) conductor is disclosed. The tape-manufacturing system includes at least two electron beam (e-beam) deposition sources (12), at least one assist source (14) and, optionally, a controller (16). Each e-beam deposition source may be in-process repairable. Each e-beam deposition source (12) is capable of to communicating an evaporant material with at least a portion of at least one tape substrate (28) to deposit a coating thereon. The at least one assist source (14) is capable of communicating a beam of a species to the coating. The controller (16) communicates with the at least two e-beam deposition sources (12) and the at least one assist source (14).
Abstract:
A composition for a plurality of configurations of a high-temperature superconductor tape including a superconducting film disposed on a compliant film or sandwiched or captured between at least one pair of compliant film layers.
Abstract:
A superconducting article comprises a substrate, a buffer layer overlying the substrate, and a high-temperature superconducting (HTS) layer overlying the buffer layer. The HTS layer includes a plurality of nanorods. A method of forming a superconducting article comprises providing a substrate, depositing a buffer layer overlying the substrate; forming a nanodot array overlying the buffer layer; depositing an array of nanorods nucleated on the nanodot array; and depositing a high-temperature superconducting (HTS) layer around the array of nanorods and overlying the buffer layer.
Abstract:
The present invention is an apparatus for and method of cooling and positioning a translating substrate tape during a continuous high-throughput deposition process such as IBAD that is characterized by a long deposition zone where the substrate tape comes into contact with a substrate assembly as it translates the length of the deposition zone. A chilled liquid passes through the substrate assembly, maintaining the temperature of the substrate assembly below a specified level. Also passing through the substrate assembly is an inert gas that exits at an interface between the translating tape and the substrate assembly.
Abstract:
The present invention is an apparatus for and method of cooling and positioning a translating substrate tape during a continuous high-throughput deposition process such as IBAD that is characterized by a long deposition zone where the substrate tape comes into contact with a substrate assembly as it translates the length of the deposition zone. A chilled liquid passes through the substrate assembly, maintaining the temperature of the substrate assembly below a specified level. Also passing through the substrate assembly is an inert gas that exits at an interface between the translating tape and the substrate assembly.
Abstract:
A configuration and a method of constructing a high-temperature superconductor tape including a plurality superconducting filaments sandwiched between a substrate and an overlayer, and having a compliant material extending between the substrate and the overlayer and isolating each superconducting filament.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a superconducting article comprising a silver overlayer consisting of no more than about 20% of grains over about 1µm, having a minimum Vickers micro-hardness value of about 100, and a porosity of less than about 1%. A method of manufacturing a superconducting tape is disclosed as comprising, deposition of silver, oxygenation at about 400C for about 30 minutes, slitting, deposition of silver at a temperature of less than about 250C, and application of copper.
Abstract:
A CVD apparatus capable of substantially simultaneously processing multiple portions of at least one substrate or substantially simultaneously processing portions of multiple substrates or substantially simultaneously processing multiple portions of at least one substrate and portions of multiple substrates, the CVD apparatus is described. The CVD apparatus includes a reactor, at least one substrate heater, at least one precursor supply system, at least one precursor injector, optionally, communicating with at least one temperature regulated manifold, at least one reactants mixer, and, optionally, at least one controller communicating with at least one substrate heater, the at least one precursor supply system, the at least one precursor injector, the at least one temperature regulated manifold, and combinations thereof.