Abstract
Several applications of high-temperature super-conducting wire require high currents at intermediate magnetic fields B and over a range of orientations; however, such conditions are at present achievable only at low temperatures (/spl sim/30 K). The goal of this study is to determine the feasibility of higher operating temperatures for these applications by investigating temperature dependent, low- and high-field pinning properties of YBCO coated conductor samples. The YBCO films were grown on RABiTS templates by a PVD ex situ BaF/sub 2/ process. Variations in pinning properties were induced by introducing excess yttrium (Y) in the precursor and controllably increasing the growth rate. The main result is a more uniform dependence of J/sub c/ over all orientations of B, along with high irreversibility field B/sub irr/ and high critical current densities J/sub c/. Results also show that for films with various pinning properties and processed under different conditions the self-field J/sub c/ at 77 K is an effective indicator of performance in the temperatures and fields of interest.
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