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(a) Stripping happens to the YB2C3O7-δ wire terminal immersed in SN2 in Ling’s experiemnt30 due to different thermal contractions. (b) A typical structure of an HTS wire40. The stripping usually happens between ReBCO (Re = rare earth) layer and CeO2 layer, which are mechanically vulnerable.