Along with 1000-km/h magnetically levitated trains (maglevs), an era of future traveling is
approaching. With only∼ 1/5 energy consumption per passenger kilometer while achieving …

This paper presents a review of studies of superconductors with a porosity above 50%. The
pores in such superconducting materials allow refrigerant penetration and provide efficient …

The blooming ultrahigh-speed SC maglev (superconducting magnetically levitated train)
prompts green travel worldwide. We utilized high-temperature superconductor (HTS) …

The use of artificial holes can improve the performance of high-temperature bulk
superconductors. We report the results of Monte Carlo simulations of the trapped magnetic …

Abstract The Monte Carlo method has been used to calculate the trapped magnetic field in
superconducting plates with holes. The mechanism of flux pinning on the holes is …

Flux-Pinning Docking Interfaces (FPDI) in satellite systems were developed using bulk
superconductors and permanent magnets in previous works. However, such FPDIs have …

Porosity affects the properties of high-T c superconductors and can improve their
performance by enhancing oxygenation, cryocooling, etc. Among other factors, the presence …

Granular high-temperature superconductors (HTSs) are characterized by the hysteretic field
dependences of magnetoresistance R (H) and critical current IC (H). These hysteretic effects …

Superconducting YBa 2 Cu 3 O y (YBCO) foams were prepared using commercial open-cell,
polyurethane foams as starting material to form ceramic Y 2 BaCuO 5 foams which are then …

Vortex relaxation has been studied in a microsized HTS with various distributions of artificial
pinning in the form of submicro-holes. It has been shown that, in some cases, for a …