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Fabrication and Wire Extrusion of Ceramic Superconductors

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OSTI ID:5743719
Many applications of high-temperature superconductors (HTSs) will depend on the ability to fabricate these materials into long lengths with suitable electrical and mechanical properties maintained over the entire length. The program described in this paper is focused on improvement of the relevant material properties of HTSs and on development of fabrication methods that can be transferred to industry for production of commercial conductors. Our research has resulted in advances in fabrication methods that improve the performance of long lengths of polycrystalline HTS wires and tapes. We have examined the Y-Ba-Cu-O (YBCO), Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O (BSCCO), and Tl-Ba-Ca-Cu-O (TBCCO) classes of HTSs. Significant results from our research and work by contemporaries are reported in the various sections of the paper.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
5743719
Report Number(s):
ANL/CP--68452; CONF-891153--2; ON: DE91015207
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English