Abstract
Recently a novel generation of high-critical temperature superconductors (HTS) tapes based on the YBa2Cu3O7-d (YBCO) superconducting compound has been developed using a coating process in which texturing is produced during the deposition of the superconductor film on top of buffer layers. The so-called YBCO "coated conductor" (CC) can attain high electric current capacity in a film of 1 m…