Abstract

BaMO <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</sub> (M = Zr, Hf) pinning centers introduced in REBa <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sub> Cu <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</sub> O <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">7-x</sub> (REBCO and RE = rare earth) coated conductors yield superior performance in high magnetic fields. We present the critical current density J <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">c</sub> over a temperature range of 4.2-77 K and magnetic fields of 0-14 T (B || c-axis), of 5-15 mol.% Zr- and Hf- added REBCO 4+ μm thick film tapes fabricated by advanced metal organic chemical vapor deposition (A-MOCVD). The morphology of self-assembled BMO nanorods aligned along c-axis is found to be dependent on the Zr/Hf content. We also observe a correlation between the density of RE <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sub> O <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</sub> in-plane nanoprecipitates and the continuity and concentration of BMO nanorods in films of different Ba content. It is found that the (Ba + M)/Cu (M = Zr, Hf) content in REBa <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sub> Cu <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</sub> O <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">7-x</sub> affects the shape of pinning force density curves over a wide magnetic field range and temperatures below 20 K. Another remarkable observation is the similarity in the critical current properties of Hf and Zr- added REBCO films as function of (Ba + M)/Cu content at intermediate to high range of (Ba + M)/Cu content. A quantitative analysis of pinning efficiency and correlation with the microstructure of Zr and Hf- added REBCO coated conductors is discussed.

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