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Successful production of solution blow spun YBCO+Ag complex ceramics (2020)
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Pessoa, A., Raine, M., Hampshire, D., Namburi, D., Durrell, J., & Zadorosny, R. (2020). Successful production of solution blow spun YBCO+Ag complex ceramics. Ceramics International, 46(15), 24097-24101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.06.188

YBCO fabrics composed of nanowires, produced by solution blow spinning (SBS) are so brittle that the Lorentz force produced by induced currents can be strong enough to damage them. On the other hand, it is known that silver addition improves the mech... Read More about Successful production of solution blow spun YBCO+Ag complex ceramics.

3D Properties in (RE)BCO Tapes measured in Fields up to 35 T (2019)
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Smith, A., Raine, M., Surrey, E., Awaji, S., Okada, T., & Hampshire, D. (2019). 3D Properties in (RE)BCO Tapes measured in Fields up to 35 T. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 29(5), Article 6601005. https://doi.org/10.1109/tasc.2019.2895218

We have measured the temperature and angular dependence of the upper critical field (BC 2 ) for three state of the art (RE)BCO HTS tapes using variable-temperature ac susceptibility measurements in applied fields up to 35 T. The three tapes measured... Read More about 3D Properties in (RE)BCO Tapes measured in Fields up to 35 T.

Self-field Effects on JC(B,T) Measurements of Nb-Ti Strands in High Magnetic Fields (2018)
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Ridgeon, F., Raine, M., Lakrimi, M., Thomas, A., Boutboul, T., & Hampshire, D. (2018). Self-field Effects on JC(B,T) Measurements of Nb-Ti Strands in High Magnetic Fields. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 28(4), Article 9001805. https://doi.org/10.1109/tasc.2018.2808370

We have investigated the applied magnetic field, temperature, and self-field dependence of the critical current density of a Nb-Ti strand produced for the ITER Poloidal Field conductor. Measurements were made on a standard ITER barrel in magnetic fie... Read More about Self-field Effects on JC(B,T) Measurements of Nb-Ti Strands in High Magnetic Fields.

The Cause of ‘Weak-Link’ Grain Boundary Behaviour in Polycrystalline Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 and Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10 Superconductors (2018)
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Wang, G., Raine, M. J., & Hampshire, D. P. (2018). The Cause of ‘Weak-Link’ Grain Boundary Behaviour in Polycrystalline Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 and Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10 Superconductors. Superconductor Science and Technology, 31(2), Article 024001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/aaa1b8

The detrimental effects of grain boundaries have long been considered responsible for the low critical current densities (J_c) in high temperature superconductors. In this paper, we apply the quantitative approach used to identify the cause of the 'w... Read More about The Cause of ‘Weak-Link’ Grain Boundary Behaviour in Polycrystalline Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 and Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10 Superconductors.

How Resistive Must Grain Boundaries in Polycrystalline Superconductors be, to Limit J_c? (2017)
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Wang, G., Raine, M. J., & Hampshire, D. P. (2017). How Resistive Must Grain Boundaries in Polycrystalline Superconductors be, to Limit J_c?. Superconductor Science and Technology, 13(10), Article 104001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/aa7f24

Although we can use misorientation angle to distinguish the grain boundaries that can carry high critical current density (J_c) in high temperature superconductors (HTS) from those that cannot, there is no established normal state property equivalent... Read More about How Resistive Must Grain Boundaries in Polycrystalline Superconductors be, to Limit J_c?.

Superconducting Properties of Titanium alloys (Ti-64 and Ti-6242) for critical current barrels (2016)
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Ridgeon, F., Raine, M., Halliday, D., Lakrimi, M., Thomas, A., & Hampshire, D. (2017). Superconducting Properties of Titanium alloys (Ti-64 and Ti-6242) for critical current barrels. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 27(4), Article 4201205. https://doi.org/10.1109/tasc.2016.2645378

We have measured the superconducting properties of the titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V (Ti-64) as-supplied and following two of the heat treatment schedules used for the Nb3Sn strands in the ITER tokamak. The Ti-64 alloy is the standard choice in the superc... Read More about Superconducting Properties of Titanium alloys (Ti-64 and Ti-6242) for critical current barrels.

Modelling and comparison of in-field critical current density anisotropy in high temperature superconducting (HTS) coated conductors (2016)
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Hu, D., Ainslie, M., Raine, M., Hampshire, D., & Zou, J. (2016). Modelling and comparison of in-field critical current density anisotropy in high temperature superconducting (HTS) coated conductors. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 26(3), Article 6600906. https://doi.org/10.1109/tasc.2016.2521585

The development of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) wires is now at a stage where long lengths of high quality are commercially available, and of these, (Re)BCO coated conductors show the most promise for practical applications. One of the most... Read More about Modelling and comparison of in-field critical current density anisotropy in high temperature superconducting (HTS) coated conductors.

European Nb3Sn Superconducting Strand Production and Characterization for ITER TF Coil Conductor (2016)
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Boutboul, T., Abaecherli, V., Berger, G., Hampshire, D., Parrell, J., Raine, M., …Zhang, Y. (2016). European Nb3Sn Superconducting Strand Production and Characterization for ITER TF Coil Conductor. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 26(4), Article 6000604. https://doi.org/10.1109/tasc.2015.2512386

The European Union contributes around 20% of the cable-in-conduit conductor lengths needed for the ITER toroidal field (TF) magnet coils. For that purpose, 97 tons of Nb3Sn superconducting strand have been fabricated over five years, the production b... Read More about European Nb3Sn Superconducting Strand Production and Characterization for ITER TF Coil Conductor.

DC characterization and 3D modelling of a triangular, epoxy-impregnated high temperature superconducting coil. (2015)
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Hu, D., Ainslie, M., Rush, J., Durrell1, J., Zou, J., Raine, M., & Hampshire, D. (2015). temperature superconducting coil. Superconductor Science and Technology, 28(6), Article 065001. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-2048/28/6/065011

The direct current (dc) characterization of high temperature superconducting (HTS) coils is important for applications, such as electric machines, superconducting magnetic energy storage and transformers. In this paper, the dc characterization of a t... Read More about DC characterization and 3D modelling of a triangular, epoxy-impregnated high temperature superconducting coil..

The critical current density of grain boundary channels in polycrystalline HTS and LTS superconductors in magnetic fields (2013)
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Sunwong, P., Higgins, J., Tsui, Y., Raine, M., & Hampshire, D. (2013). The critical current density of grain boundary channels in polycrystalline HTS and LTS superconductors in magnetic fields. Superconductor Science and Technology, 26(9), Article 095006. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-2048/26/9/095006

We provide evidence that a single mechanism—flux flow along channels—can explain the functional form of the critical current density (Jc) in the low-temperature superconductor Nb3Sn and in the high-temperature superconductors (HTS) YBa2Cu3O7−δ (YBCO)... Read More about The critical current density of grain boundary channels in polycrystalline HTS and LTS superconductors in magnetic fields.

Characterization of the Low Temperature Superconductor Niobium Carbonitride (2011)
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Raine, M., & Hampshire, D. (2011). Characterization of the Low Temperature Superconductor Niobium Carbonitride. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 21(3), 3138-3141. https://doi.org/10.1109/tasc.2010.2095491

Niobium carbonitride's superior radiation tolerance , coupled with the recently reported increase in its upper critical magnetic field when made nanocrystalline, increases its potential importance in future technological high-field superconductor app... Read More about Characterization of the Low Temperature Superconductor Niobium Carbonitride.