Patent classifications
H10N60/0801
Superconductor-semiconductor fabrication
A mixed semiconductor-superconductor platform is fabricated in phases. In a masking phase, a dielectric mask is formed on a substrate, such that the dielectric mask leaves one or more regions of the substrate exposed. In a selective area growth phase, a semiconductor material is selectively grown on the substrate in the one or more exposed regions. In a superconductor growth phase, a layer of superconducting material is formed, at least part of which is in direct contact with the selectively grown semiconductor material. The mixed semiconductor-superconductor platform comprises the selectively grown semiconductor material and the superconducting material in direct contact with the selectively grown semiconductor material.
Method for Controlling Turn-to-Turn Contact Resistance in REBCO Magnet Pancake Coils
Coils for superconducting magnets and methods of making coils for superconducting magnets and controlling the turn-to-turn contact resistance of coils. The coils include a REBCO superconducting tape coated with a layer of tin-lead solder, co-wound with an oxidized stainless steel tape. The inclusion of tin-lead solder on the REBCO tape and a layer of oxidation on the stainless steel tape advantageously allow for tuning of the turn-to-turn contact resistance of the coil, and advantageously mitigates the effect of repeated pressure cycling on the turn-to-turn contact resistance.
High-temperature superconducting striated tape combinations
This disclosure teaches methods for making high-temperature superconducting striated tape combinations and the product high-temperature superconducting striated tape combinations. This disclosure describes an efficient and scalable method for aligning and bonding two superimposed high-temperature superconducting (HTS) filamentary tapes to form a single integrated tape structure. This invention aligns a bottom and top HTS tape with a thin intervening insulator layer with microscopic precision, and electrically connects the two sets of tape filaments with each other. The insulating layer also reinforces adhesion of the top and bottom tapes, mitigating mechanical stress at the electrical connections. The ability of this method to precisely align separate tapes to form a single tape structure makes it compatible with a reel-to-reel production process.
Flexible wiring for low temperature applications
The subject matter of the present disclosure may be embodied in devices, such as flexible wiring, that include: an elongated flexible substrate; multiple electrically conductive traces arranged in an array on a first side of the elongated flexible substrate; and an electromagnetic shielding layer on a second side of the elongated flexible substrate, the second side being opposite the first side, in which the elongated flexible substrate includes a fold region between a first electronically conductive trace and a second electrically conductive trace such that the electromagnetic shielding layer provides electromagnetic shielding between the first electronically conductive trace and the second electrically conductive trace.
Superconductor magnetic field effect transistor with solenoid
A superconductor magnetic field effect transistor. The superconductor magnetic field effect transistor may include a sheet of a superconducting material; and a solenoid. The sheet may be substantially flat, and the solenoid may include a plurality of turns, each of the turns being substantially parallel to the sheet. The superconducting material may be a type-II superconducting material.
SECOND-GENERATION HTS STRIP AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF
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.
FLEXIBLE WIRING FOR LOW TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS
The subject matter of the present disclosure may be embodied in devices, such as flexible wiring, that include: an elongated flexible substrate; multiple electrically conductive traces arranged in an array on a first side of the elongated flexible substrate; and an electromagnetic shielding layer on a second side of the elongated flexible substrate, the second side being opposite the first side, in which the elongated flexible substrate includes a fold region between a first electronically conductive trace and a second electrically conductive trace such that the electromagnetic shielding layer provides electromagnetic shielding between the first electronically conductive trace and the second electrically conductive trace.
Fabrication of high-temperature superconducting striated tape combinations
This disclosure teaches methods for making high-temperature superconducting striated tape combinations and the product high-temperature superconducting striated tape combinations. This disclosure describes an efficient and scalable method for aligning and bonding two superimposed high-temperature superconducting (HTS) filamentary tapes to form a single integrated tape structure. This invention aligns a bottom and top HTS tape with a thin intervening insulator layer with microscopic precision, and electrically connects the two sets of tape filaments with each other. The insulating layer also reinforces adhesion of the top and bottom tapes, mitigating mechanical stress at the electrical connections. The ability of this method to precisely align separate tapes to form a single tape structure makes it compatible with a reel-to-reel production process.
Superconducting wire
A superconducting wire includes a substrate and a superconducting material layer. The substrate includes a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface. The superconducting material layer is disposed on the first main surface. Along at least a part of the superconducting wire in a direction in which the superconducting wire extends, the superconducting material layer is disposed to cover a side surface of the substrate in a width direction of the substrate and cover at least a part of the second main surface. A thickness of the superconducting material layer located on the first main surface varies along the width direction. A maximum thickness of the superconducting material layer located on the second main surface is smaller than a maximum thickness of the superconducting material layer located on the first main surface.
High temperature superconducting wires having increased engineering current densities
A superconductor wire having a first HTS layer with a first cap layer in direct contact with a first surface of the first HTS layer and a second cap layer in direct contact with a second surface of the first HTS layer. There is a first lamination layer affixed to the first cap layer and a stabilizer layer having a first surface affixed to the second cap layer. There is a second HTS layer and a third cap layer in direct contact with a first surface of the second HTS layer and a fourth cap layer in direct contact with a second surface of the second HTS layer. There is a second lamination layer affixed to the fourth cap layer. The second surface of the stabilizer layer is affixed to the third cap layer and there are first and second fillets disposed along a edge of the laminated superconductor.