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Improved High Temperature SuperconductorMaterials <strong>for</strong> Wind Turbine GeneratorsPeter B. Mozhaev 1, 3 , Alexey V. Khoryushin 1, 3 , Julia E. Mozhaeva 1, 3 , Niels H.Andersen 2 , Jean-Claude Grivel 2 , Jørn Bindslev Hansen 1 , Claus S. Jacobsen 11 Physics Department, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Kgs. Lyngby,Denmark,2 Risø DTU National Laboratory <strong>for</strong> Sustainable <strong>Energy</strong>, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark3 Institute of Physics <strong>and</strong> Technology RAS, 117218, Moscow, Russian FederationAbstractEffects of yttria addition on <strong>the</strong> structural <strong>and</strong> electrical properties of <strong>the</strong> YBCO thinfilms are studied. The films were deposited on (LaAlO 3 ) .3 -(Sr 2 AlTaO 8 ) .7 substrates bypulsed laser ablation from targets with different elemental composition. The contents ofelements in <strong>the</strong> film depend mainly on <strong>the</strong> yttrium content in <strong>the</strong> target. An increase ofyttrium content leads to <strong>for</strong>mation of a porous film with significant improvement ofcurrent-carrying capabilities (critical current density reaches 35 kA/cm 2 at 77 K, 5 T, <strong>and</strong>exceeds 2 MA/cm 2 at 50 K, 5 T). The Y-enriched YBCO film remains c-oriented up to600 nm thickness with no suppression of <strong>the</strong> critical current density in <strong>the</strong> film. Yttriadecoration of <strong>the</strong> substrate surface prior to deposition resulted in <strong>for</strong>mation of YBCOfilms with low strain <strong>and</strong> high crystal perfection. In contrast to <strong>the</strong> Y-enriched YBCOfilms, <strong>the</strong> films on yttria layers are dense. At temperatures of 77 K <strong>and</strong> above <strong>the</strong> YBCOfilms on yttria-decorated substrates exhibit critical current densities comparable to orbetter than that of <strong>the</strong> Y-enriched films.1 IntroductionThe implementation of superconducting coated conductors in power applications, likemotors or generators, requires high current-carrying capabilities in magnetic fields of 1to5 T. Natural pinning centers in high-temperature superconducting (HTSC) thin filmscan not provide <strong>the</strong> necessary pinning, thus <strong>the</strong> introduction of artificial pinning centers(APCs) is needed [1]. The technology of APCs <strong>for</strong>mation should meet <strong>the</strong> followingrequirements: (1) <strong>the</strong> APCs should be dense enough to provide pinning at high magneticfield; (2) <strong>the</strong> diameter of <strong>the</strong> APC should correspond to <strong>the</strong> optimal pinning in <strong>the</strong> chosenHTSC material; <strong>and</strong> (3) <strong>the</strong> APC material should not spoil <strong>the</strong> adjacent HTSC area.Utilization of “<strong>for</strong>eign” phases – i.e. elements o<strong>the</strong>r than that of HTSC – always resultsin suppression of superconductivity in <strong>the</strong> neighboring area, <strong>and</strong> starting from somecertain volume percentage (2-5% <strong>for</strong> various APC materials, e.g. see [2, 3]), <strong>the</strong> overallsuperconducting properties of <strong>the</strong> composite are compromised. This makes <strong>the</strong> “native”particulates present in HTSC thin films, consisting of <strong>the</strong> same elements as <strong>the</strong>superconductor, more favorable as APCs. Among “native” oxides <strong>the</strong> Y 2 BaCuO 5 <strong>and</strong>Y 2 O 3 (yttria) have attracted <strong>the</strong> main attention because <strong>the</strong>y are not expelled from <strong>the</strong>YBCO matrix <strong>and</strong> can <strong>for</strong>m nanosize inclusions in <strong>the</strong> superconductor layer. TheY 2 BaCuO 5 nanoparticles are relatively big <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir introduction may result in cracks in<strong>the</strong> neighboring superconductor [4]. Y 2 O 3 inclusions are smaller <strong>and</strong> <strong>for</strong>m a coherentinterface with <strong>the</strong> YBCO matrix due to a good match of lattice constants [5], withminimal reduction of critical temperature of <strong>the</strong> superconductor. This set of featuresresulted in extensive studies of yttria nanoparticles as possible APCs [3, 6 - 11].Two main routes <strong>for</strong> incorporating yttria into YBCO films have been suggested:decoration of <strong>the</strong> substrate surface, resulting in seeding of yttria nanoparticles [6, 7], <strong>and</strong>Risø International <strong>Energy</strong> Conference 2011 Proceedings Page 238

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