Large grain boundary area superconductors

TL;DR

This paper proposes new microstructural designs for coated conductors to address the critical current limitations caused by grain boundary issues in polycrystalline high-Tc superconductors.

Contribution

It introduces innovative microstructure designs that enhance the performance of superconductors by mitigating grain boundary problems.

Findings

New microstructure designs improve critical current capacity.

Designs potentially increase superconductor efficiency in practical applications.

Addresses a key limitation in high-Tc superconductor technology.

Abstract

For many applications of polycrystalline high-Tc superconductors the small critical currents of the grain boundaries pose a severe problem. To solve this problem we derive novel designs for the microstructure of coated conductors.