Superconducting fiber

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2013-08-01

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AIP Publishing

Abstract

In this study, we demonstrated superconductivity in a fiber with a lead core and fused silica cladding. The fibers were fabricated via a melt-draw technique and maintained overall diameters ranging from 200-900 mu m and core diameters of 100-800 mu m. Superconductivity of this fiber design was validated via the traditional four probe test method in a bath of liquid helium at temperatures on the order of 4 K. The superconducting fiber paves the way for applications in power transmission, magnetic sensing, and fundamental studies in the fields of electromagnetism. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.

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Power transmission cables, Optical fibers, Coated conductors, Filaments, Systems

Citation

Homa, D.; Liang, Y.; Pickrell, G., " Superconducting fiber," Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 082601 (2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4819074