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Title: Simulation of the Vortex Dynamics in a Real Pinning Landscape of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 - δ Coated Conductors

Abstract

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 YBa2Cu3O7-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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 [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [1]
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  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
  2. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL (United States)
  3. Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
  4. American Superconductor Corporation, Westborough, MA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Emergent Superconductivity (CES)
Sponsoring Org.:
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)
OSTI Identifier:
1248739
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1236287
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; AC02-98CH1088
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review Applied
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 5; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2331-7019
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

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Sadovskyy, I. A., Koshelev, A. E., Glatz, A., Ortalan, V., Rupich, M. W., and Leroux, M. Simulation of the Vortex Dynamics in a Real Pinning Landscape of YBa2Cu3O7-δ Coated Conductors. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.5.014011.
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Sadovskyy, I. A., Koshelev, A. E., Glatz, A., Ortalan, V., Rupich, M. W., & Leroux, M. Simulation of the Vortex Dynamics in a Real Pinning Landscape of YBa2Cu3O7-δ Coated Conductors. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.5.014011
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Sadovskyy, I. A., Koshelev, A. E., Glatz, A., Ortalan, V., Rupich, M. W., and Leroux, M. Wed . "Simulation of the Vortex Dynamics in a Real Pinning Landscape of YBa2Cu3O7-δ Coated Conductors". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.5.014011. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1248739.
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@article{osti_1248739,
title = {Simulation of the Vortex Dynamics in a Real Pinning Landscape of YBa2Cu3O7-δ Coated Conductors},
author = {Sadovskyy, I. A. and Koshelev, A. E. and Glatz, A. and Ortalan, V. and Rupich, M. W. and Leroux, M.},
abstractNote = {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 YBa2Cu3O7-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.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevApplied.5.014011},
journal = {Physical Review Applied},
number = 1,
volume = 5,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 27 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Wed Jan 27 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}
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Figure 1 Figure 1: (a) Original 3D STEM tomogram processed by the non-uniform illumination method superimposed with the re- constructed nanoparticles the IMOD software. (b) Snapshot of the TDGL vortex configuration at an applied magnetic field $B$ = 0.1$H$C2 and external current $J$ = 0.0052$J$dp. Isosurfaces of the order parameter close tomore » the normal state are shown in red and follow both vortex and defect positions. The amplitude of the order parameter is shown on the back projection planes of the volume.« less
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