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1. High-performance Ba1-xKxFe2As2 superconducting joints for persistent current operation

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Zhu, Yanchang, Wang, Dongliang, Wang, Qiqi, Guo, Wenwen, Liu, Cong, Huang, He, Ma, Hongjun, Liu, Fang, Liu, Huajun, and Ma, Yanwei

Subjects
Condensed Matter - Superconductivity
Abstract

Superconducting joints are one of the key technologies to make Ba1-xKxFe2As2 (Ba-122) superconducting wires or tapes for high-field applications. Herein, superconducting joints were fabricated by a simple cold-pressing method, and the joint resistance of the iron-based superconducting joint was estimated for the first time. The superconducting properties, microstructures, and elements distribution in the joint regions were investigated. At 4.2 K and 10 T, a transport critical current Ic of 105 A for the joint was obtained, and the critical current ratio (CCR= Ic-joint/Ic-tape) of the joint was 94.6%. On the other hand, the joint show very low joint resistance of 2.7x10^-13 ohm in self-field at 4.2 K. Among iron-based superconductors (IBS), this work is the first to successfully realize a superconducting joint with such high CCR and low joint resistance. This work shows great potential to apply Ba-122 in a range of practical applications, where superconducting joints are essential., Comment: 20 pages, 8 figures

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2021
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2. High-performance Ba1-xKxFe2As2 superconducting tapes with grain texture engineered via a scalable and cost-effective fabrication

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Liu, Shifa, Yao, Chao, Huang, He, Dong, Chiheng, Guo, Wenwen, Cheng, Zhe, Zhu, Yanchang, Awaji, Satoshi, and Ma, Yanwei

Subjects
Condensed Matter - Superconductivity
Abstract

Nowadays the development of high-field magnets strongly relies on the performance of superconducting materials. Iron-based superconductors exhibit high upper critical fields and low electromagnetic anisotropy, making them particularly attractive for high-field applications, especially in particle accelerator magnets, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, medical magnetic resonance imaging systems and nuclear fusion reactors. Herein, through an industrially scalable and cost-effective manufacturing strategy, a practical level critical current density up to 1.1x10^5 A/cm2 at 4.2 K in an external magnetic field of 10 T was achieved in Cu/Ag composite sheathed Ba0.6K0.4Fe2As2 superconducting tapes. The preparation strategy combines flat rolling to induce grain texture and a subsequent hot-isostatic-pressing densification. By varying the parameters of rolling, the degree of grain texture was engineered. It is found that the transport properties of the Ba1-xKxFe2As2 tapes can be enhanced by applying a large amount of deformation during rolling, which can be attributed to the improved degree of c-axis texture. Microstructure characterizations on the highest-performance tape demonstrate that the Ba1-xKxFe2As2 phase has a uniform element distribution and small grains with good connectivity. Grain boundary pinning is consequently enhanced as proved by large currents circulating through the sample even at 25 K. Our work proves that Cu/Ag composite sheathed Ba1-xKxFe2As2 superconducting tapes can be a promising competitor for practical high-field applications in terms of the viable, scalable and cost-effective fabrication strategy applied and the high transport properties achieved in this work., Comment: 30 pages, 7 figures, accepted to SCIENCE CHINA Materials

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2021
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3. Chemical stability and superconductivity in Ag-sheathed CaKFe4As4 superconducting tapes

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Cheng, Zhe, Dong, Chiheng, Huang, He, Liu, Shifa, Zhu, Yanchang, Wang, Dongliang, Vlasko-Vlasov, Vitalii, Welp, Ulrich, Kwok, Wai-Kwong, and Ma, Yanwei

Subjects
Condensed Matter - Superconductivity
Abstract

Ag-sheathed CaKFe4As4 superconducting tapes have been fabricated via the ex-situ powder-in-tube method. Thermal and X-ray diffraction analyses suggest that the CaKFe4As4 phase is unstable at high temperatures. It decomposes into the CaAgAs phase which reacts strongly with the silver sheath. We therefore sintered the tape at 500C and obtain a transport critical current density Jc(4.2 K, 0 T)~ 2.7x10^4 A/cm2. The pinning potential derived from magnetoresistance measurements is one order of magnitude lower than that of the (Ba/Sr)1-xKxFe2As2 tapes. Combining with the scanning electron microscopy and magneto-optical imaging results, we suggest that bad connectivity between superconducting grains caused by the low sintering temperature is the main factor responsible for the low Jc. However, this system is still a promising candidate for superconducting wires and tapes if we further optimize the post-annealing process to achieve better grain connectivity., Comment: 17 pages, 6 figures

Published
2018
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4. Superconducting joint between iron-based superconductor tapes

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Zhu, Yanchang, Wang, Dongliang, Zhu, Chundong, Huang, He, Xu, Zhongtang, Liu, Shifa, Cheng, Zhe, and Ma, Yanwei

Subjects
Condensed Matter - Superconductivity
Abstract

Superconducting joints are essential for iron-based superconductor's applications in future. In this study, a process for fabricating superconducting joints between Sr1-xKxFe2As2 (Sr-122) tapes is developed for the first time. The Ag sheath was peeled off from one side of each sample. The exposed superconducting parts of the two tapes were joined and wrapped again with Ag foil. The diffusion bonding of the iron-based superconducting joint was achieved by hot-pressing process in Argon atmosphere. The superconducting properties, microstructures and the elements distribution of the joint regions had been investigated. The pressure and pressing times were optimized in order to enhance the transport current of the joints. At 4.2 K and 10 T, a transport critical current Ic of 57 A for the joint was obtained, which is approximately 63.3% of the current capacity of the tapes themselves. Furthermore, the joint resistances dV/dI were estimated from the V-I curve of the joints and the calculated joint resistances values are below 10^-9 Ohm. These results demonstrate that the hot pressing was useful for fabricating the superconducting joint samples., Comment: 26 pages, 9 figures, main results were published in SuST

Published
2018

6. Development of metal-insulated iron-based superconducting coils and charging tests under high magnetic fields up to 32 T

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Li, Chunyan, primary, Zhou, Jin, additional, Zhu, Yanchang, additional, Liu, Cong, additional, Kang, Rui, additional, Wang, Yingzhe, additional, Wang, Chengtao, additional, Feng, Ze, additional, Wang, Juan, additional, Zhang, Xianping, additional, Wang, Dongliang, additional, Jiang, Donghui, additional, Xi, Chuanying, additional, Qian, Xinxing, additional, Liu, Fang, additional, Ma, Yanwei, additional, and Xu, Qingjin, additional

Published
2023
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9. Critical current degradation behavior of 7-filamentary Ba1−x K x Fe2As2 tapes under uniaxial strain

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Liu, Xiao, primary, Shi, Yi, additional, Liu, Fang, additional, Ma, Hongjun, additional, Liu, Huajun, additional, Zhou, Chao, additional, Song, Yuntao, additional, Gao, Jian, additional, Zhu, Yanchang, additional, Zhang, Xianping, additional, Wang, Dongliang, additional, Ma, Yanwei, additional, Zhang, Zhan, additional, Wei, Shaoqing, additional, and Qin, Jinggang, additional

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2022
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10. Interface effects on the current transport properties of multi-layered (Ba, K)Fe2As2 superconducting wires.

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Yao, Chao, Guo, Wenwen, Zhu, Yanchang, Liu, Xinyuan, Han, Meng, Liu, Fang, Liu, Huajun, Qin, Jinggang, Zheng, Jinxing, and Ma, Yanwei

Abstract

Iron-based superconductors (IBSs) are very promising candidates for high-field applications owing to their ultrahigh upper critical field and very small electromagnetic anisotropy. For practical applications, it is essential to develop multifilamentary superconducting wires with high transport critical current density (Jc). Here, we report the development of multi-layered Cu/Ag composite sheathed (Ba, K)Fe2As2 (Ba-122) superconducting wires using a tape-in-tube method. The wires consist of a tape-shaped Ba-122 filament with an improved grain alignment, showing an enhanced transport Jc of 2.8 × 104 A cm−2 at 4.2 K and 10 T, about two times higher than that of the Ba-122 wires prepared using the conventional powder-in-tube method. Furthermore, the evolution of the superconducting properties of the 3-, 7- and 11-filament tape-in-tube wires is systematically investigated in connection with the grain texture, mass redistribution and interface effects. Through 3D X-ray tomographic reconstruction and electron probe micro-analysis, we found that the filament uniformity and chemical composition homogeneity of the Ba-122 wires can be greatly affected by the interface between the Ba-122 filament and the Ag matrix. Our work suggested that in addition to the grain connectivity and grain texture that have been extensively studied for the single-core IBS wires, the Ba-122/Ag interface also plays an important role in the phase homogeneity and Jc performance of the multifilamentary wires. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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12. Effect of bending before annealing on current-carrying properties of iron-based superconducting tapes

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Li, Chunyan, primary, Kang, Rui, additional, Zhu, Yanchang, additional, Zhang, Zhen, additional, Wang, Yingzhe, additional, Wang, Chengtao, additional, Zhou, Jin, additional, Yao, Huanli, additional, Zhang, Xianping, additional, Wang, Dongliang, additional, Liu, Fang, additional, Liu, Cong, additional, Ma, Yanwei, additional, and Xu, Qingjin, additional

Published
2022
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25. High-performance Ba1−xKxFe2As2superconducting tapes with grain texture engineered viaa scalable fabrication

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Liu, Shifa, Yao, Chao, Huang, He, Dong, Chiheng, Guo, Wenwen, Cheng, Zhe, Zhu, Yanchang, Awaji, Satoshi, and Ma, Yanwei

Abstract

Nowadays the development of high-field magnets strongly relies on the performance of superconducting materials. Iron-based superconductors (IBSs) exhibit high upper critical fields and low electromagnetic anisotropy, making them particularly attractive for high-field applications, especially in particle accelerator magnets, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, medical magnetic resonance imaging systems and nuclear fusion reactors. Herein, through an industrially scalable manufacturing strategy, a practical-level critical current density up to 1.1×105A cm−2at 4.2 K in an external magnetic field of 10 T was achieved in Cu/ Ag composite-sheathed Ba1−xKxFe2As2(Ba122) superconducting tapes. The preparation strategy combines flat rolling to induce grain texture and subsequent hot-isostatic-pressing densification. By varying the parameters of rolling, the degree of grain texture was engineered. It is found that the transport properties of the Ba122 tapes can be enhanced by applying a large amount of deformation during rolling, which can be attributed to the improved degree of c-axis texture. Microstructure characterizations on the highest-performance tape demonstrate that the Ba122 phase has a uniform element distribution and small grains with good connectivity. Grain boundary pinning is consequently enhanced as proved by large currents circulating through the sample even at 25 K. Our work proves that Cu/Ag composite-sheathed Ba122 superconducting tapes can be a promising competitor for practical high-field applications in terms of the viable, scalable and cost-effective fabrication strategy applied and the high transport properties achieved in this work.

Published
2021
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