Fundamental origin of the large impact of strain on superconducting Nb3Sn

A Godeke, F Hellman, HHJ Ten Kate… - Superconductor …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Superconductors can carry very high current densities without resistive loss. This makes
them highly suitable for the construction of compact high field magnets of several tens of …

Electromechanical coupling in high-pressured superconducting Nb3Sn: analytical and simulation models

Y He, Z Shi, L Qiao, G Xiao, Z Li, L Yang - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Based on molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of Nb 3 Sn crystals under high pressure, a
physics-based trans-scale model of the superconducting transition of high-pressure Nb 3 Sn …

First principles study of the structure and properties of Nb-Sn alloys under high pressure

M Liang, H Xie, D Xu, B Cao, J Chen, M Yang… - Computational Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
We conducted a systematic high-pressure study on the Nb-Sn system using first-principles
calculations based on density functional theory. The USPEX software package was used to …

Anharmonic theory of superconductivity in the high-pressure materials

C Setty, M Baggioli, A Zaccone - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
Electron-phonon superconductors at high pressures have displayed the highest values of
critical superconducting temperature T c on record, now rapidly approaching room …

GLAG theory for superconducting property variations with A15 composition in Nb3Sn wires

Y Li, Y Gao - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
We present a model for the variation of the upper critical field H c2 with Sn content in A15-
type Nb-Sn wires, within the Ginzburg-Landau-Abrikosov-Gor'kov (GLAG) theory frame. H c2 …

Evolution of resistivity and superconductivity in under pressure

Z Ren, L Gamperle, A Fete, C Senatore, D Jaccard - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
We present a resistivity study of single-and polycrystalline Nb 3 Sn under pressure up to 9.3
GPa. Despite quite different pressure responses, T c of both samples is diminished with …

Microscopic origin of the abnormal elastic behavior accompanying the superconducting transition in Nb3Sn crystals: An extended ab initio study

X Yang, Q Du, L Qiao, G Xiao, Z Li, L Yang - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a promising next-generation material for superconducting radiofrequency cavities,
superconducting Nb 3 Sn, once developed for fabricating a high-field magnet, has attracted …

Impact of strain and field ramp functional form on thermomagnetic instabilities in composite Nb3Sn wires with multi-filaments inside the superconducting coil

QY Wang, JB Li, A He, W Liu, C Xue… - … C: Superconductivity and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Superconducting Nb 3 Sn magnets have composite structures consisting of Nb 3 Sn
multi-filaments, cooper, and epoxy resin. The complicated strain states due to different …

Strain dependence of critical superconducting properties of Nb3Sn with different intrinsic strains based on a semi-phenomenological approach

R Zhang, P Gao, X Wang - Cryogenics, 2017 - Elsevier
A semi-phenomenological approach, which combined the microscopic properties calculated
by first-principles and macroscopic critical characteristics determined from empirical …

Superconducting dome in ferroelectric-type materials from soft mode instability

C Setty, M Baggioli, A Zaccone - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
We present a minimal theory of superconductivity enhancement in ferroelectric-type
materials. Simple expressions for the optical mode responsible for the soft mode transition …