Title: Methods and systems for fabricating high quality superconducting tapes

Abstract

An MOCVD system fabricates high quality superconductor tapes with variable thicknesses. The MOCVD system can include a gas flow chamber between two parallel channels in a housing. A substrate tape is heated and then passed through the MOCVD housing such that the gas flow is perpendicular to the tape's surface. Precursors are injected into the gas flow for deposition on the substrate tape. In this way, superconductor tapes can be fabricated with variable thicknesses, uniform precursor deposition, and high critical current densities.

Inventors:

Majkic, Goran; Selvamanickam, Venkat

Issue Date:

2018-02-13

Research Org.:

The University of Houston System, Houston, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1420775

Patent Number(s):

9892827

Application Number:

14/208,818

Assignee:

The University of Houston System (Houston, TX)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01B - CABLES

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C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL

C23C16/0209 - {by heating}
C23C16/408 - {of copper or solid solutions thereof}

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01B - CABLES

H01B13/0026 - {Apparatus for manufacturing conducting or semi-conducting layers, e.g. deposition of metal}

C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL

C23C16/545 - {for coating elongated substrates}

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01B - CABLES

H01B13/008 - for manufacturing extensible conductors or cables

C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL

C23C16/448 - characterised by the method used for generating reactive gas streams, e.g. by evaporation or sublimation of precursor materials

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

H01L39/2441 - {by metalloorganic chemical vapour deposition [MOCVD]}

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01B - CABLES

H01B13/00 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables
H01B12/06 - Films or wires on bases or cores

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DOE Contract Number:  

AR0000141

Resource Type:

Patent

Resource Relation:

Patent File Date: 2014 Mar 13

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY