The formation mechanism of Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox superconducting phase

The mechanism and dynamic model of the formation of 2223 phase are presented and verified in the paper. It reveals that with the solubilization of part of the 2212 phase, 2223 phase is formed by the reaction being carried out according to a nucleation and growth mechanism in the presence of liquid phase, which conforms to the JMA dynamics equation. The addition of a little 2223 phase as nucleator, regrinding and resintering can promote the formation of 2223 phase. But the quick formation rate of 2223 phase may lead to irregularity of the 2223 phase structure, which degrades its electric and magnetic properties, while annealing treatment can improve its superconductivity.     

Influence of Precursor Powder Fabrication Methods on the Superconducting Properties of Bi-2223 Tapes

Bi-2223 precursor powders are prepared by both oxalate co-precipitation(CP) and spray pyrolysis(SP) methods.The influence of fabrication methods on the superconducting properties of Bi-2223 tapes are systematically studied. Compared to the CP method, SP powder exhibits spherical particle before calcination and smaller particle size after calcinations with more uniform chemical composition, which leads to a lower reaction temperature during calcination process for Bi-2223 tapes. Meanwhile, the non-superconducting phases in SP powder are more uniformly distributed with smaller particle sizes. These features result in finer homogeneity of critical current in large-length of Bi-2223 tape, higher density of filaments and better texture after heat treatment. Therefore,the SP method could be considered as a better route to prepare precursor powder for large-length Bi-2223 tape fabrication.     

Bi-2223/AgAu 带材及应用进展

Bi-2223/AgAu 高温超导带材因为较低的热导率和较高的载流性能, 被认为是制备高温超导电流引线的最佳材料之一. 这篇文章简单介绍了高温超导电流引线的工作特点和不同包套 Bi-2223 带材的热导率, 在此基础上详细介绍了目前 Bi-2223/AgAu 带材和高温超导电流引线国内外研究进展, 最后展望了 Bi-2223 带材的发展趋势.     

ITER电流引线高温超导叠制作工艺及性能测试

ITER高温超导电流引线载流能力最大要达到68 kA,一根电流引线共需要1000多根银金基Bi-2223高温超导带并联.这些高温超导带分成90叠,每叠由12层带组成.银金基Bi-2223带价格是普通银基Bi系带的4～5倍,而目前欧洲超导公司提供的超导叠的报价几乎是其带价格加倍,所以开发超导叠的制作工艺是非常有价值的.本文详细的介绍了超导叠的真空钎焊制作工艺,并进行了77 K下超导带的接头电阻测试和77 K自场下的临界电流测试,以及模拟在实际运行温度65～5 K条件下高温超导叠的载流能力测试和接头电阻的测试.测试结果证明了此工艺的可行性.     

Oxygen atomic displacement waves in the lattice of the Bi,Pb-2223 phase composite annealed in an atmosphere with a low oxygen (O<Subscript>2</Subscript> + N<Subscript>2</Subscript>) content

After annealing of Bi,Pb-2223/Ag composites in a nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere with a low oxygen content in the 2223 phase, cross-polarized waves of oxygen atomic displacements have been revealed by electron diffraction in the [010]₂₂₂₃ direction. It has been demonstrated using the methods of X-ray photo-electron spectroscopy and nuclear microanalysis that nitrogen does not interact with the 2223 lattice and that the oxygen index (9.67 ± 0.20) becomes less than the stoichiometric index (x = 10). It has been found that the generation of atomic displacement waves is due to the deficiency of oxygen in the double Bi-O layers.     

Investigation of Bi-2223 high temperature superconducting tape as the material for gradient coil in MRI

The use of Bi-2223 high temperature superconducting (HTS) tape as a material for gradient coils in MRI is evaluated in this paper. Bi-2223 tapes have a very high critical current and a very low power loss. A HTS tape gradient coil is expected to provide much higher gradient strength and generate much lower heating than a copper coil. Measurements of the AC power loss of Bi-2223 tapes at typical operating frequencies for gradient coils are presented. The degradation of the critical current and its effect on the increase of AC power loss is analyzed. Practical technical issues such as resistance, gradient strength and mechanical performance are also discussed. A prototype Bi-2223 HTS tape gradient coil is evaluated to verify the concept.     

Bi2223/Ag高温超导带的侧向弯曲率对载流能力的影响

Bi2 2 2 3银包套超导带材是研制高温超导磁体和高温超导强电应用的基础。文中就对高温超导磁体最大运行电流有重要影响的 Bi2 2 2 3银包套带材侧向弯曲形变进行了初步探讨 ,就不同的侧向弯曲率对超导带载流能力的影响进行了实验测试 ,并提出了提高 HTS磁体最大运行电流的方法。     

Growth kinetics and morphological transformation of Bi-2223 crystals

Avrami’s equation was found to be the best kinetics theory to describe the high-T_c Bi-2223 crystal formation so far. There are three parameters (exponential index n, activation energy E and parameter k) in the equation. A series of research works have been done on the determination of parameters n and E, but few on another parameter k are to be found. The purpose of the approach was to determine and study the role of k in the formation of Bi-2223 crystals. The analysis in the research showed that the parameter k could describe the exhausting speed of reactants, and determine reaction probability and mean lifetime of reactants. The growth mechanism of the 2223 polycrystals was found to show some differences from the prediction of the Avrami’s theory model. At the initial duration, the 2223 crystal growth was much lower than the theoretical prediction; especially there was a mature duration to be found at the last growth duration, at which the 2223 crystal almost did not increase, but its crystal grains obviously became larger. This was a typical morphological transformation. The morphological transformation was the first time to be reported for the growth of the 2223 phase.     

Comparative photoemission study of Bi2(Sr,Ca)3Cu2O8+y and Bi1.7Pb0.3Sr2Ca2Cu3O10+y

The electronic structure of Bi-based 2223 single phase superconductor has been studied by ultraviolet and X-ray photoemission. By comparison with that of 2212 phase superconductor, we find a higher density of states nearE _F for 2223 phase. From analysis of the Cu 2p core-level spectroscopy, we obtain a relatively smaller charge transfer energy between copper and oxygen as well as the Coulomb repulsion energy on Cu site for 2223 phase. We relate these changes to the increase of hole concentration from 2212 to 2223 phase. The experimental results support the viewpoint that the transition temperature should be correlated with the density of states atE _F .     

Phase evolution during the melting and recrystallization of ceramic core in the (Bi,Pb)-2223 tape

The phase evolution during melting and recrystallization of (Bi,Pb)₂Sr₂Ca₂Cu₃O₁₀ ((Bi,Pb)-2223) core in a Ag-sheathed monofilamentary tape has been investigated. The tape was fabricated by PIT process with powders containing nearly pure (Bi,Pb)-2223 phase. Short samples were melted at 805 °C, 808 °C, 812 °C, 816 °C, 831 °C, slowly cooled at 1.5 °C/h under flowing 1.6% O₂ balanced with argon and quenched in air at room temperature. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM/EDS) were applied for the phase identification. The results show that (Bi,Pb)-2223 core is partially melted into a liquid and alkaline earth cuprates (AECs), mainly 2:1-AEC, at 805 °C, 808 °C, 812 °C, and well reforms directly from the melt during the slow cooling. More (Bi,Pb)-2223 phase is decomposed at temperatures higher than 816 °C, but cannot recrystallize, indicating that a partial melting at some temperatures around a given temperature range is essential to (Bi,Pb)-2223 phase reformation. The melt composition moves from that between “2223” and “2212” stoichiometries towards 2212-like stoichiometry with increasing temperature. This seems to lead to the conclusion that (Bi,Pb)-2223 phase decomposes incongruently into a 2212-like liquid and (Ca,Sr)-cuprates. 2:1-AEC plays the most important role in (Bi,Pb)-2223 melt-recrystallization process. Our results also reveal that plate-like shape (Bi,Pb)-2223 grains can be obtained via melting and recrystallization if the optimum processing conditions are used.     

T1系单相超导材料的高氧压合成及压力对超导性的影响

 系统地研究了在0~3 MPa氧压下T1系超导材料的制备过程及其超导性质。结果表明：0.25~0.90 MPa氧压下所制备的样品为纯2223相，T_c0最高可达125.3 K；1.45~3.00 MPa氧压下样品为纯2212相，T_c0在95~100 K之间；0.90~1.45 MPa氧压下样品为2223及2212两相共存。对两种单相样品的高压研究结果表明，2223相样品比2212相样品有着较强的压力效应，在0~0.52 GPa压力下分别为4.0 K/GPa及2.0 K/GPa。     

Superconducting properties of ZnO-doped (Bi, Pb)-2223 thick film on Ni and NiO substrates prepared by spray deposition technique

The superconductivity of ZnO-doped (Bi, Pb)-2223 thick film on the Ni and NiO substrates, which was prepared by the spray deposition technique with cold forging, was investigated by characterizing the critical current density (J_c), the critical temperature (T_c), the orientation factor (f), and the microstructure of the film. The thickness of the thick film prepared by the spray deposition method was approximately 10 μm. The maximum J_c value of (Bi, Pb)-2223 film on NiO substrate was approximately 2200 A/cm² (I_c = 110 mA) when the film was sintered at 865 °C for 1 h with a cooling rate of 0.5 °C/min from 865 °C to 650 °C; in the case of Ni substrate, a maximum J_c value of approximately 2000 A/cm² (I_c = 100 mA) was obtained for the (Bi, Pb)-2223 thick film when a cooling rate was 3 °C/min. Such a difference in the J_c values of (Bi, Pb)-2223 thick film on Ni and NiO substrates is attributed to the presence of reaction layer at the (Bi, Pb)-2223 and substrate interface. In addition, the variations in the orientation factor of (Bi, Pb)-2223 thick film on NiO substrate related to those of J_c values. The J_c values of (Bi, Pb)-2223 film on NiO substrate with ZnO doping extremely depended on the amount of ZnO doping and the 0.5 wt% ZnO-doped (Bi, Pb)-2223 thick film deposited on NiO substrate, which was sintered at 835 °C for 1 h in air with a cooling rate of 1 °C/min, showed a J_c value of approximately 1200 A/cm² (I_c = 60 mA). Thus, it is considered that a small amount of ZnO doping was effective in lowering the sintering temperature of (Bi, Pb)-2223 thick film, resulting the improvement in the intragranular weak bonding or Josephson junction.     

LOW-FIELD MICROWAVE SIGNAL IN UNDOPED AND Sb-DOPED Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O

Non-resonant low-field microwave signal in undoped Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O (2223) sample inches monotonously with decreasing temperature, like that in many bulk samples of high-T_c superconductor. But the signed of a Sb-doped sample shows a peak at 103K, and declines gradually and tends to stabilize when the temperature is further reduced. A distorted 2223 phase (i.e., 130K phase) which was an intergrowth of 2223 and insulating monoclinic phases in the Sb-doped sample, was unstable, and it might change into the stable insulating monoclinic phase and lost its superconductivity at lower temperatures.     

Formation of epitaxial Tl_2Ba_2Ca_2Cu_3O_(10) superconducting films by dc-magnetron sputtering and triple post-annealing method

For obtaining pure phase T12Ba2Ca2Cu3O10 （T1-2223） films with good superconducting properties, the growth technique is improved by dc magnetron sputtering and a triple post-annealing process. The triple post-annealing process comprises annealing twice in argon and once in oxygen at different temperatures. In the first low-temperature annealing phase in argon, T12Ba2CaCu2O8 （T1-2212） is obtained to effectively minimize evaporation in the next step. With the increase of temperature in the second annealing stage in argon, the previously prepared T1-2212 inter-phase is converted into T1-2223 phase. An additional annealing in oxygen is also adopted to improve the properties of T1-2223 films, each containing an optimal oxygen content value. The results of X-ray diffraction （XRD） θ-2θ scans, 09 scans and rotational φ scans show that each of the T1-2223 films has a high phase purity and an epitaxial structure. Smooth films are observed by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. The critical temperatures Tc of the films are measured to be about 120 K and the critical current densities Jc can reach 4.0 MA/cm2 at 77 K at self field.     

Bi-2223喷雾热分解粉末热处理工艺优化

Bi-2223带材目前在电流引线、超导电机、超导电缆、超导限流器等领域实现了许多示范性应用,载流性能是表征其性能的重要指标,而高质量的前驱体粉末是最终带材性能的关键保障.本文选用具有工艺简单、粉末效率高、批次稳定性好等优点的喷雾热分解法制备的Bi-2223前驱体粉末,利用TG-DSC、XRD、SEM等测试手段对低氧条件下不同保温时间烧结的粉末进行分析,并结合最终带材的载流性能测试结果,获得了最优粉末烧结参数,为后续喷雾热分解粉末的进一步生成Bi-2223相以及高性能粉末的制备提供了依据.     

Reactivity and oxygen diffusion property of resistive barriers for Bi-2223/Ag tapes

Reactivity of several oxide materials (OM) with BSCCO powder and oxygen diffusion through OM layer has been tested at temperature ≈840 °C in air. The OM (e.g.: BaZrO₃, SrCO₃, MgO and ZrO₂) showing the low or no reactivity with BSCCO have been mixed (10 wt.%) with precursor powder and used for single-core tapes. Bi-2223/Ag/OM/Ag single-core tapes with oxide barriers made of BaZrO₃, SrCO₃, ZrO₂ and Al₂O₃ have been also prepared by a standard powder-in-tube technique. The used OM in the direct contact with BSCCO influences the electrical properties of Bi-2223 phase differently. These is because the oxides react with BSCCO during the heat treatment and simultaneously affect the 2212→2223 phase transformation, the Bi-2223 grain growth and so also grain connectivity. SrCO₃ powder has been evaluated as the best material from the point of no destructive effect on 2223 phase transport current property. The oxide barrier controls the oxygen diffusion during the tape heat treatment and simultaneously the HTS phase formation kinetics, its purity and content within the superconducting core. For single-core Bi-2223/Ag/OM/Ag tapes, the highest current density was measured for Al₂O₃ due to only slightly reduced oxygen diffusion through the barrier.     

Bi-2223/Ag高温超导带临界电流各向异性的实验测量及分析

本文介绍了Bi-2223/Ag高温超导带临界电流各向异性的实验测量方法及原理,指出了在不同磁场方向(与超导带面夹角)下,Bi-2223/Ag带临界电流随直流背景磁场的变化规律以及实验应注意的问题.Bi-2223/Ag带材的各向异性决定了其临界电流对垂直于带材表面的磁场非常敏感,这是该带材在高温超导磁体等强电应用方面的不利因素.     

Formation of the (Bi, Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10+δphase: reaction mechanism and kinetics

In order to elucidate the formation mechanism of the Bi, Pb(2223) phase, extensive investigations have been performed by means of combined differential thermal analysis and thermo-gravimetric measurements, X-ray diffraction as well as scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis.Starting from co-precipitated oxalate powders, the transformations leading to the formation of the Bi, Pb(2223) phase were studied. Based on these investigations the Bi,  Pb(2223) phase formation process, involving the Bi, Pb(2212), Ca₂PbO₄and alkaline-earth cuprate phases as precursors has been separated into elemental steps. A new model for the formation mechanism of the Bi, Pb(2223) phase will be presented.The Bi, Pb(2223) phase formation kinetics has been studied using the Avrami relation for isothermal phase transformations. The analysis of the Bi, Pb(2223) phase evolution revealed a marked change of the Avrami exponent during the course of the Bi, Pb(2223) phase formation after about 12 hours sintering at 857 ° C.The activation energy for the formation of the Bi, Pb(2223) phase has been determined under various experimental conditions. The nominal composition of the precursor powders, the temperature at which they were calcined as well as the size of their constituents were found to have a significant influence on the value of the activation energy.     

Bi-2223复合导体直流磁场下自场损耗热稳定性分析

对于一种Bi-2223的复合导体,利用ANSYS软件,我们分析了在直流磁场下励磁过程中,自场损耗对复合导体热稳定性的影响;然后假定Bi-2223超导带内不同的损耗值,通过计算,确定了达到超导带分流温度的最小损耗值。     

研磨对Y-123和Bi(Pb)-2223超导相的影响

通过X射线衍射、差热分析、电子显微镜、超导电性测量等手段研究了研磨对Y-123和Bi(Ph)-2223超导相和成相过程的影响。结果表明:研磨对Y-123和Bi(Ph)-2223超导相的影响显著不同,研磨导制了Bi(Ph)-2223超导相的破坏。同时指出Bi(Ph)-2223超导相同一结构特征的两种属性:好的可塑性和结构易破坏性。前者是优点,后者是缺点。在加工、测量、使用过程中,要尽力避免后一缺点带来的超导电性的破坏或由于局部结构破坏而导致的整体性能的降低。