Texturing process, superconducting and mechanical properties of Ag-doped top-seeded melt-grown YBCO pellets

Authors
Leblond-Harnois, C Caillard, R Monot-Laffez, I Desgardin, G Raveau, B
Citation
C. Leblond-harnois et al., Texturing process, superconducting and mechanical properties of Ag-doped top-seeded melt-grown YBCO pellets, PHYSICA C, 341, 2000, pp. 2439-2440
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
PHYSICA C
ISSN journal
09214534 → ACNP
Volume
341
Year of publication
2000
Part
4
Pages
2439 - 2440
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-4534(200011)341:<2439:TPSAMP>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Pellets of YBa2Cu3O7-delta doped with a mixture of ceria (0.5 wt %) and sil ver (5 and 10 wt %) were textured using the top-seeding melt-texturing proc ess with a maximum temperature of 1000 degreesC. 430 degreesC was found to be an optimum annealing temperature for textured silver doped YBCO and Bean critical current densities of 55 kA/cm(2) were measured under self field. Both the fracture toughness and the resistance to thermal shock have been i mproved by the addition of silver.