Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0211240

Funded Activity Summary

First Principles for Development of High Temperature Superconducting Wires. Significant advances in research of high temperature superconductors (HTS) have been made in the past decade. However, the full commercialisation of HTS devices has not yet been achieved because the levels of electrical performance remain just below those required for technical and commercial success. In order to secure the future of HTS it will be essential to increase the critical current density, reduce the AC losses and lower the cost. The objective of the proposed cluster of projects is to provide new insights into fundamental HTS materials properties such as critical current density, flux pinning, flux dynamics and AC losses by focussing on the complex interplay between physics, fabrication and materials issues. The knowledge gained will make possible improvements in the development of HTS conductors.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-05-2002

End Date: 31-12-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $1,087,891.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Materials Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Inorganic Chemistry Not Elsewhere Classified | Condensed Matter Physics - Electronic and Magnetic Properties; Superconductivity | Materials Engineering |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Iron and steel (e.g. ingots, bars, rods, shapes and sections) | Energy distribution not elsewhere classified

Other Keywords

Condensed Matter Physics - Electronic and Magnetic Properties; Superconductivity | Energy distribution not elsewhere classified | Inorganic Chemistry Not Elsewhere Classified | Iron and steel (e.g. ingots, bars, rods, shapes and sections) | Materials Engineering | Materials Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified

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