- Head: Mgr. Enric Pardo, PhD.
- Deputy Head: Ing. Pavol Kováč, DrSc.
Department studies superconducting properties of materials and develops superconducting wires, cables and coils for DC and AC applications.
Main research areas:
- AC loss in superconductors
- Superconducting materials and conductors – MgB2 wires, mono- and multifilamentary
- Magnetic-superconductor composites – magnetic invisibility cloaks
Other topics:
- Theory of AC loss in superconducting cables and windings
- Study of superconducting properties of thin films for superconducting radiofrequency accelerating cavities (SRF)
News:
Investigation of Current Redistribution in Multifilamentary REBCO Tapes with Bridges - Superconducting bridges help electrical current bypass damage in a superconducting tape. Superconducting tapes can carry large electrical currents with very… ...
Rutherford MgB2 cable with 20 µm twisted filaments inside a Nb/CuNi/CuZn sheath - A 54-filamentary CuZn sheathed MgB2 wires produced by Hyper Tech Inc. were used to make a 12 strand cable of… ...
Models of magnetic field penetration into filamentized superconducting tape - Composite tape conductors containing the high-temperature superconductor REBCO, deposited in a thin layer (1-2 µm) on a metal substrate and… ...
Superconducting currents of scarf joints between single-core ex situ MgB2 wires - Superconductivity offers transmission of direct electrical current with zero losses. However, it is possible to only produce wires with finite… ...
Demagnetization of a Magnetic Cloak Using Superconductors and Ferromagnetic Materials - Magnetic shielding is an integral part of many devices in industrial, medical or research sector. The most common shielding method… ...