Laser drilling: Enhancing superconducting joint of GdBa2Cu 3O7-δ coated conductors

Superconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Park, Y J ^a   Lee, M W ^b   Oh, Y K ^b   Lee, H G ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b JOIN Consulting Group Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

GdBCO coated conductors; laser drilling; oxygen pathways; persistent current mode operation; superconducting joint

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); DIFFUSION; DRILLING PLATFORMS; MELTING; OXYGEN; OXYGENATION; RECOVERY; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES;

COATED CONDUCTORS; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; GDBCO COATED CONDUCTOR; JOINING TECHNIQUES; LASER DRILLING; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; PERSISTENT CURRENT MODES; SUPERCONDUCTING JOINTS;

SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84904705810     PISSN: 09532048     EISSN: 13616668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-2048/27/8/085008     Document Type: Article

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