In MRI, high-temperature superconducting (HTS) radio frequency (RF) coils have been shown to greatly improve the signal-to-noise ratio. The nonlinear behavior of superconducting materials as a function of the emitted RF power is, nowadays, one of the principal technological obstacle limiting the use of these materials on a wider scale. It could be overcome by using HTS coil in reception mode only. Here we characterize these non-linear properties and use them to decouple the HTS coil during transmit mode. This preliminary study is a promising approach to use the highly sensitive HTS coils in reception mode only.
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