T. Schuster et al., CURRENT CAPABILITY OF FILAMENTS DEPENDING ON THEIR POSITION IN (BI,PB)(2)SR2CA2CU3O10-MULTIFILAMENT TAPES(DELTA), Applied physics letters, 69(13), 1996, pp. 1954-1956
The microstructures of single filaments of silver-sheathed (Bi,Pb)(2)S
r2Ca2Cu3O10+delta-multifilament tapes are investigated by polarized li
ght and scanning electron microscopy. Large differences in the microst
ructure of filaments depending on their position in the cross section
of the tape are found. The influence of this microstructure on the cri
tical current density is investigated by magneto-optics. A drastic red
uction of the critical current density by a factor of about 10 of the
outer, compared to the filaments in the center of the tape is observed
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