高应变率作用下Nb3Sn复合超导体临界性能退化响应机理分析

菅长旭 杜侨依 丁贺 肖革胜 刘志芳 乔力

菅长旭, 杜侨依, 丁贺, 肖革胜, 刘志芳, 乔力. 高应变率作用下Nb3Sn复合超导体临界性能退化响应机理分析[J]. 高压物理学报, 2026, 40(6): 064201. doi: 10.11858/gywlxb.20251200
引用本文: 菅长旭, 杜侨依, 丁贺, 肖革胜, 刘志芳, 乔力. 高应变率作用下Nb3Sn复合超导体临界性能退化响应机理分析[J]. 高压物理学报, 2026, 40(6): 064201. doi: 10.11858/gywlxb.20251200
JIAN Changxu, DU Qiaoyi, DING He, XIAO Gesheng, LIU Zhifang, QIAO Li. Analysis of High-Strain-Rate Deformation Induced Degradation of Critical Properties in Nb3Sn Superconductors[J]. Chinese Journal of High Pressure Physics, 2026, 40(6): 064201. doi: 10.11858/gywlxb.20251200
Citation: JIAN Changxu, DU Qiaoyi, DING He, XIAO Gesheng, LIU Zhifang, QIAO Li. Analysis of High-Strain-Rate Deformation Induced Degradation of Critical Properties in Nb3Sn Superconductors[J]. Chinese Journal of High Pressure Physics, 2026, 40(6): 064201. doi: 10.11858/gywlxb.20251200

高应变率作用下Nb3Sn复合超导体临界性能退化响应机理分析

doi: 10.11858/gywlxb.20251200
基金项目: 国家自然科学基金(12502248,12272249,11772212);山西省基础研究计划(202303021211070,202203021212226)
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    作者简介:

    菅长旭(2000-),男,硕士研究生,主要从事电磁固体力学研究. E-mail:jiancx19@163.com

    通讯作者:

    乔 力(1984-),男,博士,教授,主要从事极端环境下超导材料力电耦合响应研究. E-mail:qiaoli@tyut.edu.cn

  • 中图分类号: O521.2; O347

Analysis of High-Strain-Rate Deformation Induced Degradation of Critical Properties in Nb3Sn Superconductors

  • 摘要: Nb3Sn超导材料因其优异的超导性能,被广泛应用于粒子加速器的超导谐振腔、核聚变以及高能物理领域的超导磁体装置中。在失超和快速励磁等极端工况下,超导材料常承受高应变率的动态载荷,进而引发复杂的电磁-热-力多场耦合效应,最终导致其超导临界性能发生不可逆退化。为此,基于分子动力学模拟结果,以连续介质力学和超导物理理论为框架,研究了高应变率拉伸条件下Nb3Sn复合超导体的弹塑性力学行为、塑性功热耗散引起的绝热温升以及损伤演化对超导临界性能的影响。基于弹塑性变形解耦理论,将变形分解为弹性和塑性两部分,定量分析了Nb基体塑性功热耗散引起的温升演变规律,并基于密度泛函理论分析了绝热温升与变形损伤对Nb3Sn复合超导体临界性能的影响。研究结果表明:低温高应变率拉伸条件下,Nb基体的塑性变形主要由全位错滑移主导,而Nb3Sn涂层由于其A15晶体结构的本征脆性,发生脆性断裂。温升主要源于塑性功的热转化,随着塑性应变的累积,温度随之升高。力-热耦合效应显著加剧超导临界性能退化;变形损伤主要表现为非晶化和裂纹扩展,引发电子结构的不可逆转变,进而导致超导临界性能的退化。研究结果有助于理解高应变率作用下Nb3Sn复合超导体的变形-温升-性能退化关联机制,对超导腔与磁体的优化设计具有理论指导意义。

     

  • 图  (a) Nb3Sn晶体结构,(b) Nb3Sn-Nb单晶复合膜基结构模型

    Figure  1.  (a) Crystal structure of Nb3Sn; (b) Nb3Sn-Nb single-crystal composite film/substrate model

    图  构型示意图

    Figure  2.  Schematic diagram of the configuration

    图  高应变率作用下Nb3Sn复合超导中的损伤与裂纹

    Figure  3.  Damage and cracking in Nb3Sn composite superconductors under high-strain-rate deformation

    图  (a)沿拉伸方向的应力-应变曲线,(b)等效应力-应变曲线

    Figure  4.  (a) Stress-strain curves under uniaxial tension; (b) equivalent stress-strain curves

    图  Nb3Sn复合超导体原子尺度应变分布:(a)~(f) 应变率为5×108 s–1时的变形演化,(g)~(l) 应变率为5×109 s–1时的变形演化

    Figure  5.  Atomic-scale strain distribution in Nb3Sn composite superconductors: (a)–(f) deformation evolution at a strain rate of 5×108 s–1; (g)–(l) deformation evolution at a strain rate of 5×109 s–1

    图  (a) Nb基体弹塑性变形与涂层弹性变形的演化,(b) 温度随施加应变的演化,(c) 塑性功随施加应变的累积,(d) 位错密度随施加应变的演化

    Figure  6.  (a) Evolution of elastic-plastic deformation in the niobium substrate and evolution of elastic deformation in the coating; (b) temperature response to applied strain; (c) accumulation of plastic work with applied strain; (d) evolution of dislocation density as a function of applied strain

    图  室温环境中温度随施加应变的演化

    Figure  7.  Temperature evolution as a function of applied strain at room temperature

    图  (a) 变形损伤区域不同原子位型的非晶态Nb3Sn,(b) 非晶态Nb3Sn的电子态密度曲线

    Figure  8.  (a) Amorphous Nb3Sn atomic configurations within the deformation-induced damage zone; (b) density of states of amorphous Nb3Sn.

    图  准静态等温加载条件下Nb3Sn复合超导体临界性能变化

    Figure  9.  Evolution of the critical properties in Nb3Sn composite superconductors under quasi-static isothermal loading

    图  10  准静态绝热加载条件下Nb3Sn复合超导体临界性能变化

    Figure  10.  Evolution of the critical properties in Nb3Sn composite superconductors under quasi-static adiabatic loading

    图  11  高应变率加载条件下Nb3Sn复合超导体临界性能变化

    Figure  11.  Evolution of critical properties in Nb3Sn composite superconductors under high-strain-rate loading

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