Thermal conductivity of REBCO tapes with different stabilizers from 4.2 to 200 K

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Autori principali: Lu, Jun, Xin, Yan, Zhang, Yifei
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author Lu, Jun
Xin, Yan
Zhang, Yifei
author_facet Lu, Jun
Xin, Yan
Zhang, Yifei
contents REBCO coated conductor is a high temperature superconductor that has a wide range of applications, one of which is the current leads of magnet systems. In the design of current leads, it is crucial to minimize their thermal conduction while maintain stable electrical conduction. Therefore, thermal conductivity of various REBCO tapes need to be characterized and analyzed. In this research, we measured thermal conductivity of REBCO tapes in the longitudinal direction from 4.2 to 200 K. Samples with Cu, Ag and Ag-3at%Au stabilizers of various thicknesses were measured. The electrical conductivity of these stabilizers was also characterized by residual resistance ratio (RRR) measurements and correlated with the thermal conductivity results. We showed that in samples with 10 micron or less Cu stabilizer, thermal conduction is dominated by that of the Cu which has much higher thermal conductivity than the Hastelloy substrate and the superconductor layer. In addition, the sample with 3 micron Ag-3at%Au stabilizer has significantly lower thermal conductivity than that with 3 micron silver stabilizer. It is concluded that REBCO with Ag-3at%Au stabilizer is promising for current lead applications.
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spellingShingle Thermal conductivity of REBCO tapes with different stabilizers from 4.2 to 200 K
Lu, Jun
Xin, Yan
Zhang, Yifei
Superconductivity
REBCO coated conductor is a high temperature superconductor that has a wide range of applications, one of which is the current leads of magnet systems. In the design of current leads, it is crucial to minimize their thermal conduction while maintain stable electrical conduction. Therefore, thermal conductivity of various REBCO tapes need to be characterized and analyzed. In this research, we measured thermal conductivity of REBCO tapes in the longitudinal direction from 4.2 to 200 K. Samples with Cu, Ag and Ag-3at%Au stabilizers of various thicknesses were measured. The electrical conductivity of these stabilizers was also characterized by residual resistance ratio (RRR) measurements and correlated with the thermal conductivity results. We showed that in samples with 10 micron or less Cu stabilizer, thermal conduction is dominated by that of the Cu which has much higher thermal conductivity than the Hastelloy substrate and the superconductor layer. In addition, the sample with 3 micron Ag-3at%Au stabilizer has significantly lower thermal conductivity than that with 3 micron silver stabilizer. It is concluded that REBCO with Ag-3at%Au stabilizer is promising for current lead applications.
title Thermal conductivity of REBCO tapes with different stabilizers from 4.2 to 200 K
topic Superconductivity
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.09915