A PATH TO HIGH-FIELD PERFORMANCE OF CUPRATE SUPERCONDUCTORS ABOVE 100K WITH FISSION INDUCED DEFECTS

Authors
KRUSINELBAUM L LOPEZ D THOMPSON JR WHEELER R ULLMANN J TSUEI CC CHU CW LIN QM
Citation
L. Krusinelbaum et al., A PATH TO HIGH-FIELD PERFORMANCE OF CUPRATE SUPERCONDUCTORS ABOVE 100K WITH FISSION INDUCED DEFECTS, Physica. C, Superconductivity, 282, 1997, pp. 375-378
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Physica. C, Superconductivity → ACNP
ISSN journal
09214534
Volume
282
Year of publication
1997
Part
1
Pages
375 - 378
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-4534(1997)282:<375:APTHPO>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
We demonstrate a method by which we expand the useful range of cuprate superconductors to above 100 K and enhance persistent currents by ord ers of magnitude in fields of several Tesla - namely fission of Hg nuc lei within Hg-cuprates with 0.8 GeV protons. The fission process allow s ''doping'' these cuprates with strongly pinning splayed columnar def ects. The technique could be technologically relevant, since it is not limited by the short penetration range of heavier particles (or ions) and could permit modification of larger superconducting objects, such as magnets.