A superconducting power cable system includes a superconducting power cable in a first temperature environment separated from a second temperature environment by a thermal barrier. The first temperature environment is an interior of a cryostat and is at a lower temperature than the second temperature environment located outside of the cryostat. At least one superconducting feeder cable has a first end electrically coupled to the superconducting power cable in the first temperature environment, and a second end electrically coupled to a normal conducting current lead in the second temperature environment. Each superconducting feeder cable is a flexible superconducting cable or wire formed of multiple superconducting tapes that are wound in a helical fashion and in multiple layers around a round former.

A method for manufacturing an HTS coated tape (34) includes providing a substrate tape (1), depositing a textured buffer layer (3) onto a front side (7) of the substrate tape, depositing an HTS layer (32) onto the front side, and depositing a functional layer (2) onto a bottom side (6) of the substrate tape. The functional layer exerts a mechanically deforming effect on the substrate tape opposing a mechanically deforming effect on the substrate tape exerted by the textured buffer layer deposited on the front. The functional layer is at least partially deposited before and/or during the depositing of the textured buffer layer. This permits an HTS coated tape, with which higher critical currents of the HTS layer are achieved, to be produced.

A superconducting material includes YBa.sub.2Cu.sub.3O.sub.7-? and a nano-structured, preferably nanowires, WO.sub.3 dopant in a range of from 0.01 to 3.0 wt. %, preferably 0.075 to 0.2 wt. %, based on total material weight. Methods of making the superconductor may preferably avoid solvents and pursue solid-state synthesis employing Y, Ba, and/or Cu oxides and/or carbonates.

An ultra-thin film superconducting tape and method for fabricating same is disclosed. Embodiments are directed to a superconducting tape being fabricated by processes which include removing a portion of the superconducting tape's substrate subsequent the substrate's initial formation, whereby a thickness of the superconducting tape is reduced to 15-80 m.

A second-generation high temperature superconducting (HTS) strip and a preparation method thereof are provided. The second-generation HTS strip includes a superconducting strip body and a stabilizing layer arranged thereon. The stabilizing layer is a copper-graphene composite film with a total thickness of 2-30 microns on one side. The superconducting strip may be obtained by the preparation method of: (1) putting a superconducting strip body into a magnetron sputtering reaction chamber, followed by pumping to a high-level vacuum and filling with a working gas; (2) using copper and graphene as targets, and performing a sputter coating by controlling a magnetron sputtering power, to deposit the targets onto at least one surface of the superconducting strip body. The prepared HTS strips containing copper-graphene stabilizing layer with high strength and high conductivity may have 30%-70% higher tensile strength than conventional copper plated superconducting strips, with less than 10% IACS attenuation in conductivity.

An oxide superconducting thin film material includes: a metal substrate having a surface with a biaxially oriented crystal orientation structure; an intermediate layer biaxially oriented and formed on the metal substrate; and an oxide superconducting thin film formed on the intermediate layer and composed of a RE123-based oxide superconductor represented by REBa.sub.2Cu.sub.3O.sub.y. The oxide superconducting thin film includes Br (bromine).

A superconducting coil includes: a winding member 12 that has a side surface 18 along a coil radial direction and is formed by laminating a superconducting tape wire 20 in the coil radial direction by winding; and a bypass 19 that is provided on the side surface 18 of the winding member 12 and electrically connects the superconducting tape wire 20 in the coil radial direction.

A process for producing a process for producing a LnM.sub.2Cu.sub.3O.sub.x high-temperature superconductive powder, the process comprising: i) providing an aqueous solution of Ln, M and Cu and at least one mineral acid; ii) adding at least one sequestrating agent and, optionally, at least one dispersant to the solution to form a precipitate; iii) recovering the precipitate from the solution; and iv) heating the precipitate in a flow of oxygen to form the LnM.sub.2Cu.sub.3O.sub.x powder, wherein Ln is a rare earth element, preferably Y, Ce, Dy, Er, Gd, La, Nd, Pr, Sm, Sc, Yb, or a mixture of two or more thereof, and wherein M is selected from Ca, Sr, and Ba.

A superconducting wire includes a multilayer stack and a covering layer (stabilizing layer or protective layer). The multilayer stack includes a substrate having a main surface and a superconducting material layer formed on the main surface. The covering layer (stabilizing layer or protective layer) is disposed on at least the superconducting material layer. A front surface portion of the covering layer (stabilizing layer or protective layer) located on the superconducting material layer (front surface portion of the stabilizing layer or upper surface of the protective layer) has a concave shape.

Electrical, mechanical, computing, and/or other devices that include components formed of extremely low resistance (ELR) materials, including, but not limited to, modified ELR materials, layered ELR materials, and new ELR materials, are described.