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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 56-64 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications |
| Volume | 309 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
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| State | Published - 1 Dec 1998 |
Keywords
- Bi-2223 tapes
- Flux pinning
- Intermediate deformation
- Weak links