An oxide superconducting wire includes a superconductor laminate including an oxide superconducting layer on at least one surface of a base material, and a plating layer which is included in a stabilizing layer of the superconductor laminate and formed by plating. A surface roughness Ra of the plating layer is 1.0 μm or more and 2.0 μm or less. An entire average crystal grain size of the plating layer is 0.86 μm or more and 3.05 μm or less.

Hotspot monitoring system for superconducting devices including: —a superconductor; —a first optical waveguide attached to the superconductor for providing a first optical signal; —a second optical waveguide for providing a reference signal; and—interference means configured to overlay or superimpose the first optical signal and the reference optical signal to produce an optical interference signal.

A device, system and method for measuring the temperature at the center of a normal hotspot and the heat escape time in superconducting filament or nanowire toward the substrate. The device includes structured layers; a superconducting filament is implemented as an active layer where an electrical current pulse or single photon radiation generates a hot spot; a sensitive semiconductor layer of germanium serves as a temperature sensor (thermometer); and a thin layer of insulating silicon oxide is intercalated between the superconducting layer and the germanium having a thickness in the range of 2-10 nm and width 5-100 μm. This device provides a direct measurement of the temperature at the center of a hot spot and determination of the heat escape time toward a substrate; and can be used to determine the sensitivity of a superconducting single photon detector device to a next upcoming photon.

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 μm.

A superconductor tape and method for manufacturing, measuring, monitoring, and controlling same are disclosed. Embodiments are directed to a superconductor tape which includes a superconductor film overlying a buffer layer which overlies a substrate. In one embodiment, the superconductor film is defined as having a c-axis lattice constant higher than 11.74 Angstroms. In another embodiment, the superconductor film comprises BaMO.sub.3, where M=Zr, Sn, Ta, Nb, Hf, or Ce, and which has a (101) peak of BaMO.sub.3 elongated along an axis that is between 60° to 90° from an axis of the (001) peaks of the superconductor film. These and other embodiments achieve well-aligned nanocolumnar defects and thus a high lift factor, which can result in superior critical current performance of the tape in, for example, high magnetic fields.

A superconducting coil according to the present disclosure includes: a substrate having a first surface and a second surface; a superconducting layer having a third surface and a fourth surface; respective stabilization layers; and respective protective layers. The second surface is opposite to the first surface. The fourth surface is opposite to the third surface. The superconducting layer is disposed on the substrate such that the third surface faces the second surface. The respective stabilization layers are disposed on the first surface and the fourth surface. The respective protective layers are disposed on the stabilization layers. Adhesion strength between each of the stabilization layers and each of the protective layers is lower than strength of the superconducting layer.

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.

A high-temperature superconducting filament and cable, and a method for manufacturing same. The substrate used to grow the superconducting layer is removed, and the exfoliated superconducting layer is coated with a protective layer, and then sliced into narrow strips. The strips are thereafter encapsulated with a conductive metal to provide a high-temperature superconducting filament. The filaments may be bundled together to provide a high-temperature superconducting cable.

An oxide superconductor of an embodiment includes an oxide superconducting layer including a first superconducting region containing barium, copper, and a first rare earth element, having a continuous perovskite structure, and extending in a first direction, a second superconducting region containing barium, copper, and a second rare earth element, having a continuous perovskite structure, and extending in the first direction, and a non-superconducting region disposed between the first and the second superconducting region, containing praseodymium, barium, copper, and a third rare earth element, a ratio of the number of atoms of the praseodymium to a sum of the number of atoms of the third rare earth element and the number of atoms of the praseodymium which is 20% or more, having a continuous perovskite structure continuous with the perovskite structure of the first superconducting region and the perovskite structure of the second superconducting region, and extending in the first direction.

An oxide superconductor of an embodiment includes an oxide superconducting layer including at least one superconducting region containing barium (Ba), copper (Cu) and a first rare earth element, having a continuous perovskite structure, and having a size of 100 nm×100 nm×100 nm or more, and a non-superconducting region in contact with the at least one superconducting region, containing praseodymium (Pr), barium (Ba), copper (Cu),and a second. rare earth element, having a ratio of a number of atoms of the praseodymium (Pr) to a sum of a number of atoms of the second rare earth element and the number of atoms of the praseodymium (Pr) being 20% or more, having a continuous perovskite structure continuous with the continuous perovskite structure of the superconducting region, and having a size of 100 nm×100 nm×100 nm or more.