According to a first aspect, there is provide an HTS current lead. The HTS current lead comprises an HTS cable comprising a plurality of HTS tapes; a braided sleeve around the HTS cable; and a stabiliser material impregnating the HTS cable and the braided sleeve. The stabiliser material has a melting point above a critical temperature of the HTS tapes and below a thermal degradation temperature of the HTS tapes.

Provided is a connection structure for superconductor wires, in which two superconductor wires include respective oxide superconducting conductor layers each formed on one surface of a base material. The oxide superconducting conductor layers are conjoined with each other while facing each other at a connected end of each of the two superconductor wires. An embedment material for reinforcement is provided from one of the two superconductor wires to the other one of the two superconductor wires in a thickness direction of the two superconductor wires at the connected end of each of the two superconductor wires.

Provided is a connection structure for superconductor wires, in which two superconductor wires include respective oxide superconducting conductor layers each formed on one surface of a base material. The oxide superconducting conductor layers are conjoined with each other while facing each other at a connected end of each of the two superconductor wires. An embedment material for reinforcement is provided from one of the two superconductor wires to the other one of the two superconductor wires in a thickness direction of the two superconductor wires at the connected end of each of the two superconductor wires.

A superconducting electrical power distribution network has a superconducting bus bar and superconducting cables electrically connected to the bus bar at respective joints distributed along the bus bar. The network further has a first coolant system for providing first cryogenic fluid and first circuits for circulating the first cryogenic fluid provided by the first coolant system. The first circuits comprise: a bus bar flow path which extends along and thereby cools the bus bar, cable flow paths which respectively extend along and thereby cool the cables, cooling junctions where the bus bar and cable flow paths meet at the electrical connection joints, inflow lines which send the first cryogenic fluid from the first coolant system to the flow paths, and outflow lines which remove the first cryogenic fluid from the flow paths.

A T-joint connector can be useful for connecting one or more flex circuit boards to quantum hardware including one or more qubits. The T-joint connector can include one or more flex circuit boards. Each of the one or more flex circuit boards can include one or more signal lines and one or more spring interconnects including a superconducting material. The one or more spring interconnects can be coupled to the one or more signal lines. The one or more spring interconnects can be configured to couple the one or more signal lines to one or more signal pads disposed on a mounting circuit board associated with the quantum hardware. The superconducting material can be superconducting at a temperature less than about 3 kelvin.

A superconductive wire according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes a first substrate made of a conductive material, a first intermediate layer made of a conductive material and disposed on the first substrate, and a first superconductive layer made of a superconductive material and disposed on the first intermediate layer. The second member includes a second substrate made of a conductive material, a second intermediate layer made of a conductive material and disposed on the second substrate, and a second superconductive layer made of a superconductive material and disposed on the second intermediate layer. The first member and the second member are stacked along a thickness direction of the superconductive wire so that the first superconductive layer and the second superconductive layer face each other. The first superconductive layer is electrically connected to the second superconductive layer.

A superconductive wire according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes a first substrate made of a conductive material, a first intermediate layer made of a conductive material and disposed on the first substrate, and a first superconductive layer made of a superconductive material and disposed on the first intermediate layer. The second member includes a second substrate made of a conductive material, a second intermediate layer made of a conductive material and disposed on the second substrate, and a second superconductive layer made of a superconductive material and disposed on the second intermediate layer. The first member and the second member are stacked along a thickness direction of the superconductive wire so that the first superconductive layer and the second superconductive layer face each other. The first superconductive layer is electrically connected to the second superconductive layer.

The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and circuits for reducing or minimizing current crowding effects in manufactured superconductors. In some embodiments, a superconducting circuit includes: (1) a first component having a first connection point, the first connection point having a first width; (2) a second component having a second connection point, the second connection point having a second width that is larger than the first width; and (3) a connector electrically connecting the first connection point and the second connection point, the connector including: (a) a first taper having a first slope and a non-linear shape; (b) a second taper having a second slope; and (c) a connecting portion connecting the first taper to the second taper, the connecting portion having a third slope that is less than the first slope and less than the second slope.

An oxide superconducting wire connection structure includes: connection target wires, each of which includes an oxide superconducting wire including a superconducting layer on a substrate; and connection superconducting wires that connects the connection target wires. The connection superconducting wires are narrower in width than the connection target wires. Current characteristics of the connection superconducting wires are equal to or greater than current characteristics of the connection target wires.

An oxide superconducting wire connection structure includes: connection target wires, each of which includes an oxide superconducting wire including a superconducting layer on a substrate; and connection superconducting wires that connects the connection target wires. The connection superconducting wires are narrower in width than the connection target wires. Current characteristics of the connection superconducting wires are equal to or greater than current characteristics of the connection target wires.