Critical current in silver clad Y-Ba-Cu-O superconducting wires

Silver clad wires of highT _c superconductor Y₁Ba₂Cu₃O_7−x have been fabricated through the powder metallurgy technique. The reacted wires show a midpointT _c of 84K. A critical current density of 26·4 A cm⁻² (77K, 0T) is obtained in these wires. The wires, however, turn complete normal only at a current density of 280 A cm⁻². The reasons for low critical current density obtained in these wires are discussed.     

Critical current measurements on extruded YBa2Cu3O y wires

The successful extrusion of short lengths of brittle wires of YBa₂Cu₃O _y that are superconducting above 77 K is reported. Detailed critical current measurements are presented on wires having undergone different physical treatments. The highest critical current obtained from V-I data is ⋍ 90 A/cm², but this particular wire shows clear evidence of flux-pinning forces corresponding to ⋍ 130 A/cm².     

Electromagnetic properties of bulk Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconductor at low magnetic fields

Magnetization and critical current density measurements have been performed on a Bi_1.7Pb_0.3Sr₂Ca₂Cu₅O _y bulk material as the functions of magnetic field and temperature. The diamagnetic shielding effect has been discussed from the initial magnetization curve. The lower critical field of bulk granular superconductor (H _g) and the lower critical field of superconducting grains (H _c1) are estimated from magnetization curves. They are both linearly decreasing functions of temperature: (dH _g/dT) and (dH _c1/dT) are –0.4 and –1.8 G/K respectively. The transport critical current density drops drastically by a factor of 4 at a magnetic field of about 20G. The magnetization J _c of superconducting grains derived from the remanent magnetization is about 10⁶ A/cm² at 77 K, zero field, much greater than the transport J _c. The experimental results reveal that the transport J _c is dominated by weaklink current between grains. The magnetization J _c versus temperature has been obtained from the remanent flux at zero magnetic field and is a linearly decreasing function of temperature within experimental error.     

Critical current densities of high pressure oxygen sputtered thin films of YBa2Cu3O7−x by non-resonant rf absorption method

The critical current densities (J _c) have been measured at 77K in high pressure oxygen sputtered thin films of YBa₂Cu₃O_7−x superconductor using the non-resonant rf absorption technique. High values ofJ _c (∼ 10⁵ A/cm²) are observed in these relatively large area (∼ 1·2 cm²) films.     

准分子激光扫描消融淀积大尺寸超导薄膜

利用我们设计的一套光学变换传输系统实现了激光束在超导靶上一定范围内扫描消融来淀积高T_c超导薄膜。实验表明用这种激光扫描消融方法可使大尺寸超导薄膜的厚度均匀性得到较大的改善。我们采用激光扫描半径为9mm在12mm×33mm的Y-ZrO₂基片上淀积出零电阻温度T_c≥90K,临界电流密度J_c(零磁场,77K)≥1×10⁶A/cm²,薄膜c轴择优取向,厚度均匀性较好的YBa _关键词：     

Transport critical-current and voltage-current characteristics of Bi(2223) silver-clamped thick films

The transport critical current properties of Bi(2223) silver-clamped thick films are studied by the measurement of its dependence on magnetic field and temperature close to T _c. It is found that the transport critical current follows a power law J _c(1–T/T _c)^3/2 for the sample with J _c>2.0×10⁴ A/cm² (77K, zero field) and that J _c(H) is basically reversible for increasing and decreasing magnetic field. After the transport current exceeds the critical current, the voltage-current (V-I) characteristics show a flux-creep-like behaviour until they smoothly join the flux-flow state. From the measurement of V-I curves, the pinning property of the sample may be estimated using the flux-creep mode. The flux-flow resistance is found to have a nonlinear magnetic field dependence.     

Role of processing in improving the critical current of Ag/BPSCCO tapes

Silver-clad tapes of highT _c Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconductors have been fabricated through the powder-in-tube method. The critical current density, J _c , of a thick tape was 534 A.cm⁻² (77 K, 0 T). Subsequent rolling and sintering of the tapes led to a gradual decrease inJ _c, instead of the expected increase. This was caused by the microcracks developed in the core material by a rather drastic reduction during the rolling of the tapes. A modified and well controlled rolling technique, on the other hand, resulted in much improvedJ _c values. Repeated rolling and sintering resulted in a good grain alignment and no microcracks were observed. In the present studies, maximumJ _c of 1846 A.cm⁻² (77 K, 0 T) and 2.43 × 10⁴ A.cm⁻² (4.2 K, 0 T) have been obtained Optimization of the processing and sintering parameters are expected to lead to still higherJ _c values.     

高性能MgB2长线材制备及性能表征

采用原位粉末装管工艺，分别以Mg粉(99.5%)，无定形B粉(99.9%)为原料，以纳米SiC(10—30nm)作为掺杂材料制备铁基MgB₂线.首先将已混合的原料在丙酮介质中球磨，真空干燥后，将粉末填入铁管内，然后通过孔型轧制、旋锻和拉拔等冷加工工艺得到11m长外径Ф1.75mm铁基MgB₂超导线.用扫描电镜，电子能谱，X射线衍射仪和超导量子干涉仪测试发现，样品微观结构整齐，晶粒大小均匀，内部仅含微量MgO，T_C(onset)=35.1K，ΔT_C＝5.3K.纳米SiC掺杂后，其中C造成MgB₂晶格畸变，形成有效磁通钉扎中心，C元素在MgB₂中分布均匀.标准四引线测试结果表明，11m线均分10段后，各点的J_c(4.2K,10T)均超过1.0×10⁴A/cm^{2，最高值达到1.2×104A/cm2.在10—18T范围各点临界电流值分布均匀，变化率小于10%.}     

Global and local critical current density in superconducting SmFeAsO1−xFx measured by two methods

The critical current densities of polycrystalline bulk SmFeAsO_1−xF_x prepared by the powder-in-tube (PIT) method and by a conventional solid-state reaction were investigated using the remnant magnetic moment method and Campbell’s method. Two types of shielding current, corresponding to global and local critical current densities J_c were observed using both measurement methods. The global and local J_c were on the order of 10⁷ A/m² and 10¹⁰ A/m² at 5 K, respectively. The local J_c decreased slightly with increasing magnetic field. The global J_c was independent of the preparation method, while the local J_c was larger for samples prepared by PIT than for those prepared by solid-state reaction.     

Effect of pressure on the superconducting transition in Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O system

Abstract

The effect of pressure on T_c was studied on 110 K class Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O (1:1:1:2) compounds. T_c was varied with current in I^3/2 , and defined at the value extrapolated to zero current. dT_c /dP = + 0.18 K/kbar was obtained up to 10.9 kbars.     

Shot noises of spin and charge currents in a ferromagnet-quantum-dot-ferromagnet system

We have investigated the shot noises of charge and spin current by considering the spin polarized electron tunneling through a ferromagnet-quantum-dot-ferromagnet system. We have derived the spin polarized current noise matrix, from which we can derive general expressions of shot noises associated with charge and spin currents. The spin and charge currents are intimately related to the polarization angles, and they behave quite differently from each other. The shot noise of charge current is symmetric about the gate voltage whose structure is modified by the Zeeman field considerably. There exists oscillations in spin current shot noise in the absence of source-drain bias at zero temperature, and it is asymmetric in the positive and negative regimes of sourcedrain voltage. The shot noise of spin current behaves quite differently from the shot noise of charge current, since the spin current components I _x ^s , I _y ^s oscillate sinusoidally with the frequency ω_γ in the γth lead, while the I _z ^s component of spin current is independent of time.      

Synthesis and superconducting properties of Nd0.33Eu0.08Gd0.58Ba2Cu3O z materials

We have studied the effect of the ratio of different rare-earth element on the superconducting properties and phase formation of (Nd_0.33Eu_0.08Gd_0.58)Ba₂Cu₃O _z ceramic. Bulk NEG samples were prepared using the solid-state reaction process. The superconducting transition for Nd_0.33Eu_0.08Gd_0.58Ba₂Cu₃O _z is T _c ≈90 K and the value of the critical current density (J _c ) is 13.9 A/cm² at 77 K under zero magnetic fields. This value is twice as high when compared with the (J _c ) value of YBCO systems (J _c = 7.31 A/cm²). The obtained bulk sample was used for the production of superconducting Ag-sheathed tapes by OPIT method including hot rolling. The critical current density of the obtained tape (337 A/cm²) is one order higher than the one of the bulk sample.      

Low temperature phase transition in the chain-like compounds NbSe3 and TaSe3

New transitions have been observed at low temperature by electrical measurements on the linear trichalcogenides NbSe₃ and TaSe₃. The resistivity of TaSe₃ drops near zero below 1.5 K which may indicate a superconducting transition. The resistivity of NbSe₃ drops below 2.2 K by 30 to 75% of its residual value at 4.2 K. However for TaSe₃ and NbSe₃ initial susceptibility measurements do not show any increase in diamagnetism indicating a flux expulsion. In addition the transitions below the critical temperatures are strongly non-linear with current density higher than 10^-3 A mm^-2.     

Influence of Y2Cu2O5 nanoparticles doping on superconducting properties of YBa2Cu3O7-δ

ABSTRACT

The blue phase of YBa₂Cu₃O_{7- δ} (YBCO) family, Y₂Cu₂O₅ (Y202) nanoparticles were prepared and doped into (YBCO) superconductor and the effect of doping on critical current density and critical temperature was investigated. Y202 nanoparticles with particle sizes of 47, 107 and 206?nm were prepared by a sol–gel combustion method and added into the YBCO superconductor by 0.5–2?wt.%. XRD and scanning electron microscope measurements were used to characterize the samples. The measurement of critical current density at 77?K revealed that the doped superconductors had larger critical current density compared to the undoped superconductors. For a fixed dopant concentration, by increasing the size of nanoparticles, the J_c was increased. For the samples including 0.5?wt.% of nanoadditives, J_c was higher. The highest critical current density of 137?A/cm² was measured for the superconductors containing 0.5?wt.% of 206?nm Y202 nanoparticles. Also, by increasing the nanoparticles concentration, the T_c was reduced.     

Synthesis and superconducting properties of bscco including precipitates with high density

Bi₂Sr₂Ca₁Cu₂O _y (2212) superconductors including normal particles with high density were synthesized by a melt process, and the temperature and magnetic field dependence of the critical current density was estimated from the magnetization hysteresis. The temperature dependence of the irreversibility field, B_r, was expressed as (1-T/T_c)^3/2 above 50 K, and became weak below 50 K as compared with that in the single-crystalline (2212). The B_r, in the magnetic field parallel to the c-axis was about one order of magnitude lower than in a magnetic field normal to the c-axis.     

高温退火对蓝宝石基片的表面形貌和对CeO2缓冲层以及Tl-2212超导薄膜生长的影响

研究了蓝宝石(1102)基片在不同温度和时间下退火时表面形貌和表面相结构的变化,以及它对CeO₂缓冲层和Tl-2212超导薄膜生长的影响.原子力显微镜(AFM)研究表明,在流动氧环境中1000℃温度下退火,蓝宝石(1102)的表面首先局部区域形成台阶结构,然后表面形成叠层台阶结构,随着退火时间的延长,表面发生了台阶合并现象,表面形貌最终演化为稳定的具有光滑平台的宽台阶结构.XRD测试表明,通过高温热处理可以大幅度提高蓝宝石基片表面结构的完整性.在1000℃温度下热处理20 h的蓝宝石 关键词： Tl-2212超导薄膜 蓝宝石 缓冲层     

Weak link problem and intragrain current density in polycrystalline Bi1Ca1Sr1Cu2Ox and Tl2Ca2Ba2Cu3O10

Polycrystalline sintered specimen were investigated by means of ac susceptibility and inductive critical current measurements. Main objects are whether the new highT _c oxides have a weakly coupled intergranular structure and to get information about the intragrain critical current density. The Tl₂Ca₂Ba₂Cu₃O₁₀ specimen shows a connective nature similar to YBa₂Cu₃O₇ with low intergrain currents (100 A/cm² at 100K,B=0 T) and high intragrain ones (4.5·10⁵ A/cm² at 100K,B=0 T). The investigation of the Bi₁Ca₁Sr₁Cu₂O_x specimen becomes complex due to the presence of two superconducting phases and the low intragrain critical current density of the lowerT _c phase.     

Study of the critical current density and the thermodynamic critical field in deuterated κ-(BEDT-TTF)2Cu[N(CN)2]Br organic superconductor

ABSTRACT

We have studied the reversible and irreversible part of the hysteresis loops as a function of slow cooling rate through the order–disorder transformation near 80?K for the deuterated (κ-D₈-Br) κ-(BEDT-TTF)₂Cu[N(CN)₂]Br organic superconductor. We estimated the critical current density J_C and the thermodynamic critical field H_C from the magnetic hysteresis loops. Temperature dependence of the critical current density derived from the irreversible part using Bean’s model. The thermodynamic critical field H_C has been obtained from the reversible part of the hysteresis loops.     

钛离子辐照对MgB2超导薄膜的载流能力和磁通钉扎能力的影响

利用混合物理化学气相沉积法(hybrid physical-chemical vapor deposition, HPCVD)可以制备出高性能的MgB₂超导薄膜, 再对薄膜进行钛(Ti)离子辐照处理.经过辐照处理后的样品被掺入了Ti元素, 与未处理的干净MgB₂样品相比,其超导转变温度没有出现大幅度的下降, 而在外加磁场下的临界电流密度得到了明显的提高,同时样品的上临界磁场也得到了提高. 在温度5 K, 外加垂直磁场为4 T的情况下, Ti离子辐照剂量为1× 10¹³/cm²的样品的临界电流密度达到了1.72× 10⁵ A/cm², 比干净的MgB₂要高出许多,而其超导转变温度仍能维持在39.9 K的较高水平.     

A new model analysis of the third harmonic voltage in inductive measurement for critical current density of superconducting films

The critical current density J c is one of the most important parameters of high temperature superconducting films in superconducting applications,such as superconducting filter and superconducting Josephson devices.This paper presents a new model to describe inhomogeneous current distribution throughout the thickness of superconducting films applying magnetic field by solving the differential equation derived from Maxwell equation and the second London equation.Using this model,it accurately calculates the inductive third-harmonic voltage when the film applying magnetic field with the inductive measurement for J c.The theoretic curve is consistent with the experimental results about measuring superconducting film,especially when the third-harmonic voltage just exceeds zero.The J c value of superconducting films determined by the inductive method is also compared with results measured by four-probe transport method.The agreements between inductive method and transport method are very good.