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Our colleages at Department of Superconductor at IEE SAS uncovered the significant effects of surface scratches on REBCO (Rare-Earth Barium Copper Oxide) superconducting tapes. These tapes, widely used in high-temperature superconductor (HTS) applications, face substantial mechanical stress during manufacturing and operation. The study, published in Physica C, reveals how even minor surface damage can lead…
Superconductors like magnesium diboride (MgB₂) hold significant promise for high-power energy systems, MRI devices, and various industrial applications. A recent study of our colleagues from Department of Superconductors explored how the addition of copper into MgB₂ wire structures improves their thermal stability—a crucial factor for high-current applications. The study compared two types of six-filament MgB₂…
Superconducting tapes are attractive for use in magnets because they combine several favorable properties: a high upper critical field, good mechanical strength and a high critical current density of the ReBCO layer. The increase in current carrying capacity could be achieved by assembling many coated conductor (CC) tapes in parallel paths in a superconducting cable….
Our colleague Dr. Enric Pardo recently published a chapter in a book devoted to Numerical Modeling of Superconducting Applications, where in a chapter devoted to electromagnetic modeling of superconductors, he discussed the possibility of using superconducting motors in aviation. Future emission-less aircrafts will be propelled by electric motors. These could be superconducting if the airplane…