Future Directions
for Cuprate Conductors

Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll and Stuart C. Wimbush

Abstract - Superconducting cuprate conductors present several challenges and research opportunities related to the areas of performance and cost. In order to meet these challenges, a combination of radical new approaches is required. This paper proposes several novel ideas and demonstrates early results in some of these areas.

Index Terms - Crystal anisotropy engineering, Cuprate superconductors, Flux pinning, Liquid assisted growth, Tc enhancement, Uniaxial strain.

IEEE/CSC & ESAS European Superconductivity News Forum (ESNF), No. 15, January 2011.
Reference No. CR20; Category 2,5. The published version of this manuscript appeared in
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 21, Issue 3, 2495 - 2500 (2011)