Effects of deformation on current-limiting factors in Ag/BiSCCO tapes

  • V. Beilin*
  • , A. Goldgirsh
  • , E. Yashchin
  • , M. Roth
  • , M. Schieber
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

I-V characteristics, transport critical current density Jc at 77 K in moderate magnetic fields and irreversibility fields were measured in Ag/BiSCCO-2223 tapes at various stages of the OPIT process. Intermediate deformation dramatically reduces Ic in as-deformed state while retaining a finite-size percolative channel for transport current after used pressing load up to 11 GPa. The channel has a similar fraction of strong links (45%) and vortex pinning characteristics as those in a non-deformed state. Combination of intermediate deformation with subsequent sintering improves pinning characteristics of the tapes, reasonably increases vortex-glass - vortex-liquid crossover field Hg and significantly accelerates Ic growth during subsequent thermal processing.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)56-64
Number of pages9
JournalPhysica C: Superconductivity and its Applications
Volume309
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 1998

Keywords

  • Bi-2223 tapes
  • Flux pinning
  • Intermediate deformation
  • Weak links

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