A practical route for the fabrication of large single-crystal (RE)–Ba–Cu–O superconductors

NH Babu, Y Shi, K Iida, DA Cardwell - Nature Materials, 2005 - nature.com
Single-crystal superconductors of the general formula (LRE)–Ba–Cu–O (light rare earth,
LRE= Nd, Sm, Eu and Gd) have considerable potential for engineering applications …

Reliable single grain growth of (RE) BCO bulk superconductors with enhanced superconducting properties

DA Cardwell, Y Shi, DK Numburi - Superconductor Science and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We review recent progress in the successful and reliable fabrication of large grain (RE) BCO
and (RE) BCO–Ag bulk high temperature superconductors by three primary processing …

Distribution of the superconducting critical current density within a Gd–Ba–Cu–O single grain

Y Shi, M Gough, AR Dennis, JH Durrell… - Superconductor …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The magnitude of the maximum trapped magnetic field in a bulk, single-grain
superconductor is a key performance figure of merit. This is determined, generally, by the …

Modelling of dynamic fracture in bulk superconductor during pulsed field magnetization using ordinary state-based peridynamics

H Shen, H Yong, Y Zhou - European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids, 2024 - Elsevier
Bulk superconductor is subjected to a combination of huge electromagnetic force and
temperature rise owing to the rapid movement of magnetic flux during pulsed field …

The effect of facet lines on critical current density and trapped field in bulk RE–Ba–Cu–O single grains

Y Shi, T Mousavi, AR Dennis, MD Ainslie… - Superconductor …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Bulk, single grain RE–Ba–Cu–O (where RE= rare earth or yttrium)[(RE) BCO] high
temperature superconductors could potentially be used to generate stable magnetic fields …

Synthesis of Y2BaCuO5 nano-whiskers by a solution blow spinning technique and their successful introduction into single-grain, YBCO bulk superconductors

M Rotta, DK Namburi, Y Shi, AL Pessoa… - Ceramics …, 2019 - Elsevier
The ability of single grain Y-Ba-Cu-O (YBCO) bulk superconductors to trap large magnetic
fields is due generally to the presence of embedded, non-superconducting Y 2 BaCuO 5 (Y …

The use of buffer pellets to pseudo hot seed (RE)–Ba–Cu–O–(Ag) single grain bulk superconductors

Y Shi, DK Namburi, W Zhao, JH Durrell… - Superconductor …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Reliable seeding of the superconducting (RE) Ba 2 Cu 3 O 7− δ (RE-123) phase is a critical
step in the melt growth of large, single grain,(RE) BaCuO ((RE) BCO) bulk superconductors …

Control of Y-211 content in bulk YBCO superconductors fabricated by a buffer-aided, top seeded infiltration and growth melt process

DK Namburi, Y Shi, KG Palmer… - Superconductor …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Bulk (RE)–Ba–Cu–O ((RE) BCO, where RE stands for rare-earth), single grain
superconductors can trap magnetic fields of several tesla at low temperatures and therefore …

Fabrication of high-quality joints between Gd–Ba–Cu–O bulk superconductors

N Tutt, J Congreve, Y Shi, D Namburi… - Superconductor …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
This work reports a technique for fabricating superconducting joints between GdBCO-Ag
bulk superconductors, using YBCO-Ag as an intermediate joining material. The ability to …

Mechanical characterization of GdBCO/Ag and YBCO single grains fabricated by top-seeded melt growth at 77 and 300 K

K Konstantopoulou, YH Shi, AR Dennis… - Superconductor …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract YBaCuO and GdBaCuO+ 15 wt% Ag large, single-grain, bulk superconductors
have been fabricated via the top-seeded, melt-growth (TSMG) process using a generic …