STRONG GRAIN-BOUNDARIES IN AG-BSCCO(2223) TAPES

Authors
CAPLIN AD CASSIDY SM COHEN LF CUTHBERT MN LAVERTY JR PERKINS GK DOU SX GUO YC LIU HK LU F TAO HJ WOLF EL
Citation
Ad. Caplin et al., STRONG GRAIN-BOUNDARIES IN AG-BSCCO(2223) TAPES, Physica. C, Superconductivity, 209(1-3), 1993, pp. 167-170
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Physica. C, Superconductivity → ACNP
ISSN journal
09214534
Volume
209
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
167 - 170
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-4534(1993)209:1-3<167:SGIAT>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The remarkable improvement of the superconducting properties of polycr ystalline BSCCO(2223) when processed into Ag-clad tapes has been studi ed magnetically. Two factors contribute to the excellent tape performa nce: Over the investigated range of field and temperature, the grain b oundaries show no evidence of being 'weak-links'. Also, intragranular flux pinning is much stronger than might be expected from single cryst al data, and appears to determine the tape critical current.