High-Field Superconductors under Strain that Enable Spherical Tokamaks for Fusion Power Generation (Experimental PhD).

在这项博士研究计划中，学生将测量超导材料的基本和外在性质，包括临界电流密度JC(B，T，？)。重要的研究问题包括：确定高温超导体在强磁场中的临界电流的机制是什么？我们如何优化HTS材料以实现商业聚变能源？各向异性/降维在这些材料中的作用是什么？为什么最先进的材料在强磁场下的临界电流密度比理论极限低2到3个数量级？我们能理解应变下高JC材料中的磁通钉扎和磁通流动的本质吗？这名学生将与世界各地致力于核聚变的科学家建立网络。博士指导团队将包括Damian Hampshire教授，他是Highfield应用超导和聚变能源界的一名经验丰富的成员。四年制博士学位由Fusion CDT合作伙伴关系资助，该合作伙伴关系提供了对英国许多最好的大学的极佳接触，以及一门关于聚变能源和对整个欧洲聚变社区的极好的授课课程。博士学位的正式基地设在达勒姆，以获得强磁场和低温设施，但聚变CDT的培训意味着您在CDT合作大学的博士学位第一年需要花费大约6-8个月的时间，并将包括定期访问CCFE。它还可能包括在国际实验室(通常是美国、日本或欧盟)工作，在第二年或第三年至少参与一个合作项目。研究小组致力于创造一个产生世界级科学成果的环境，并具有包容性、灵活性和家庭友好性。

In this PhD research programme, the student will measure both the fundamental and extrinsic properties of superconducting materials including the critical current density JC(B(?),T, ?,). Important research questions include: What is the mechanism that determines the critical current in high magnetic fields of high temperature superconductors? How can we optimise HTS materials to enable commercial fusion energy ? What is the role of anisotropy/reduced dimensionality in these materials? Why is the critical current density in state-of-the-art materials 2 or 3 orders of magnitude lower than the theoretical limit in high magnetic fields? Can we understand the nature of flux pinning and flux flow in high Jc materials under strain ? The student will network with scientists throughout the world working on fusion. The PhD supervisory team will include Prof. Damian Hampshire who is an experienced member of the highfield applied superconductivity and fusion energy community. The 4 year PhD is funded through the Fusion CDT partnership which gives an excellent exposure to many of the best Universities in the UK, an excellent taught course in fusion energy and exposure to the fusion community across Europe. The PhD is formally based at Durham for access to high magnetic fields and cryogenic facilities, but the training in the fusion CDT means you spend about 6-8 months during the first year of your PhD at CDT partner Universities and will include regular visits to CCFE. It will also probably involve working in an International laboratory (usually the USA, Japan or EU) for at least one collaborative project in the 2nd or 3rd year. The Research Groups are committed to developing an environment that produces world-class science and is inclusive, flexible and family-friendly.