Simulation of the Vortex Dynamics in a Real Pinning Landscape of YBa2Cu3O7-δ Coated Conductors

Sadovskyy, I. A.; Koshelev, A. E.; Glatz, A.; Ortalan, V.; Rupich, M. W.; Leroux, M.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.5.014011

Title: Simulation of the Vortex Dynamics in a Real Pinning Landscape of ${YBa}_{2} {Cu}_{3} O_{7 - δ}$ Coated Conductors

Journal Article · Wed Jan 27 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Physical Review Applied

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.5.014011· OSTI ID:1248739

Sadovskyy, I. A. ^[1]; Koshelev, A. E. ^[1]; Glatz, A. ^[2]; Ortalan, V. ^[3]; Rupich, M. W. ^[4]; Leroux, M. ^[1]

Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL (United States)
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
American Superconductor Corporation, Westborough, MA (United States)

The ability of high-temperature superconductors (HTSs) to carry very large currents with almost no dissipation makes them irreplaceable for high-power applications. The development and further improvement of HTS-based cables require an in-depth understanding of the superconducting vortex dynamics in the presence of complex pinning landscapes. We present a critical current analysis of a real HTS sample in a magnetic field by combining state-of-the-art large-scale Ginzburg-Landau simulations with reconstructive three-dimensional scanning-transmission-electron-microscopy tomography of the pinning landscape in Dy-doped YBa₂Cu₃O_7-δ. This methodology provides a unique look at the vortex dynamics in the presence of a complex pinning landscape responsible for the high-current-carrying-capacity characteristic of commercial HTS wires. Lastly, our method demonstrates very good functional and quantitative agreement of the critical current between simulation and experiment, providing a new predictive tool for HTS wire designs.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Emergent Superconductivity (CES)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; AC02-98CH1088

OSTI ID:: 1248739

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1236287

Journal Information:: Physical Review Applied, Vol. 5, Issue 1; ISSN 2331-7019

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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