Rapid Doubling of the Critical Current of YBa${}_2$Cu${}_3$O${}_{7-\delta }$ Coated Conductors for Viable High-Speed Industrial Processing

Maxime Leroux, Karen J. Kihlstrom, Sigrid Holleis +11

We demonstrate that 3.5-MeV oxygen irradiation can markedly enhance the in-field critical current of commercial 2nd generation superconducting tapes with an exposure time of just o…