Development and Key Technologies of New Iron-based Superconducting Wires

doi:10.3981/j.issn.2097-0781.2025.01.007

Science and Technology Foresight ›› 2025, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (1): 70-80.DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.2097-0781.2025.01.007

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Development and Key Technologies of New Iron-based Superconducting Wires

ZHANG Xianping¹^,²(), YAO Chao¹^,², DONG Chiheng¹^,², HUANG He¹^,², WANG Dongliang¹^,², MA Yanwei¹^,²^,^†()

1. Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Received:2024-12-23 Revised:2025-01-21 Online:2025-03-20 Published:2025-03-27
Contact: MA Yanwei

新型铁基超导线材的发展及其关键技术

张现平¹^,²(), 姚超¹^,², 董持衡¹^,², 黄河¹^,², 王栋樑¹^,², 马衍伟¹^,²^,^†()

1.中国科学院电工研究所，北京 100190
2.中国科学院大学，北京 100049

通讯作者: 马衍伟
作者简介:张现平，研究员，博士研究生导师。主要从事实用化超导材料制备研究，如二硼化镁和铁基超导线材制备及应用等。承担了国家重点研发计划、国家自然科学基金、北京市自然科学基金等项目。入选北京市科技新星等。获北京市科技奖自然科学奖和教育部自然科学奖等。发表论文200余篇，申请发明专利20余件。电子信箱：zxp@mail.iee.ac.cn。
马衍伟，研究员，博士研究生导师。中国科学院电工研究所副所长，中国科学院大学工程科学学院副院长。国家杰出青年科学基金获得者，IEEE Fellow，美国应用超导国际大会程序委员会委员等。主要从事高温超导线带材制备研究。获2019年国际应用超导杰出贡献奖（亚洲首次获奖）、教育部自然科学奖等省部级一等奖3项、2019中国科学年度十大新闻人物、2024年日内瓦国际发明展金奖、2024年纽伦堡国际发明展金奖、中国科协第三届“科创中国”先导技术榜单等。电子信箱：ywma@mail.iee.ac.cn。
基金资助:
国家自然科学基金(52172275);国家自然科学基金(52377032);国家自然科学基金(52377033)

Abstract

Abstract:

Iron-based superconducting materials have a high critical magnetic field and low anisotropy and exhibit important application potential in the high field region. High-performance iron-based superconducting wires are the foundation for the high field and larger current applications of iron-based superconducting materials. This article reviewed the development of iron-based superconducting wires over the past 10 years, especially the latest progress in improving wire properties and coil development in recent years. It also put forward prospects for the main key technologies that need to be innovated in iron-based superconducting wires, providing a reference for the industrial application of iron-based superconducting wires in future.

Key words: superconducting material, iron-based superconducting wire, current-carrying, key technology

摘要：

铁基超导材料具有临界磁场高、各向异性小等优点，在强磁场领域具有重要的应用潜力，获得高性铁基超导线材是铁基超导材料高场强电应用的基础。文章回顾了铁基超导线材10多年来的发展历程，尤其是近年来在线材性能提高及线圈研制方面取得的最新进展，并对未来实用化铁基超导线材需要重点突破的主要关键技术提出展望，以期为后续铁基超导线材的产业化应用提供参考。

关键词: 超导材料, 铁基超导线材, 载流性能, 关键技术

ZHANG Xianping, YAO Chao, DONG Chiheng, HUANG He, WANG Dongliang, MA Yanwei. Development and Key Technologies of New Iron-based Superconducting Wires[J]. Science and Technology Foresight, 2025, 4(1): 70-80.

张现平, 姚超, 董持衡, 黄河, 王栋樑, 马衍伟. 新型铁基超导线材的发展及其关键技术[J]. 前瞻科技, 2025, 4(1): 70-80.

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