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Fabrication of High Jc YBa2Cu3O7-δ Coated Conductors Using Sol-Gel Buffer Layers On Nickel and Nickel Alloy Substrates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 March 2011

S. Sathyamurthy ,
M. Paranthaman ,
B. W. Kang ,
H. Y. Zhai ,
T. Aytug ,
H. M. Christen ,
E. D. Specht ,
M. M. Kowalewski ,
A. Goyal  and
P. M. Martin
S. Sathyamurthy
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
M. Paranthaman
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
B. W. Kang
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
H. Y. Zhai
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
T. Aytug
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
H. M. Christen
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
E. D. Specht
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
M. M. Kowalewski
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
A. Goyal
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
P. M. Martin
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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Abstract

Sol-gel processing of La2Zr2O7 (LZO) buffer layers on biaxially textured Ni-3 at.% W alloy substrates using a continuous reel-to-reel dip-coating unit has been studied. The epitaxial LZO films obtained have a strong cube texture and uniform microstructure. The effect of increasing the annealing speed on the texture, microstructure and the carbon content retained in the film were studied. On top of the LZO films, epitaxial layers of Yttria Stabilized Zirconia (YSZ) and Ceria (CeO2) were deposited using rf sputtering, and YBa2Cu3Ox (YBCO) films were then deposited using Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD). A critical current density (Jc) of 1.9 MA/cm2 at 77K and self-field and 0.34 MA/cm2 at 77K and 0.5T have been obtained on these films. These values are comparable to those obtained on YBCO films deposited on all-vacuum deposited buffer layers, and are the highest ever obtained using solution seed layers. The use of all-solution buffers for coated conductor processing has also been explored. A critical current density of 1.1 MA/cm2 at 77 K and self-field was obtained on YBCO films grown be PLD on LZO buffered nickel substrates.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 689: Symposium E – Materials for High-Temperature Superconductor Technologies , 2001 , E10.5
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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