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Method of forming an HTS article

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OSTI ID:1150644

A method of forming a superconducting article includes providing a substrate tape, forming a superconducting layer overlying the substrate tape, and depositing a capping layer overlying the superconducting layer. The capping layer includes a noble metal and has a thickness not greater than about 1.0 micron. The method further includes electrodepositing a stabilizer layer overlying the capping layer using a solution that is non-reactive to the superconducting layer. The superconducting layer has an as-formed critical current I.sub.C(AF) and a post-stabilized critical current I.sub.C(PS). The I.sub.C(PS) is at least about 95% of the I.sub.C(AF).

Research Organization:
NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States))
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-99GO10337
Assignee:
SuperPower, Inc. (Schenectady, NY)
Patent Number(s):
8,809,237
Application Number:
12/033,660
OSTI ID:
1150644
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (1)

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