Critical current density of a sample of melt grown Y1.2Ba1.8Cu2.4O
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Authors: | V Ganesan R Srinivasan R Gopalan T Rajasekaran |
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Institution: | (1) Inter University Consortium, University campus, Khandwa road, 452 001 Indore, India;(2) Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Kanchanbagh, 500 258 Hyderabad, India |
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Abstract: | Melt grown samples of Y1.2Ba1.8Cu2.4O
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have been prepared and studied for their current carrying capacity. The composition was chosen to include Y2BaCuO5 (211) particles in the YBa2Cu3O
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(123) phase. The critical current density (J
c) of these samples was studied as a function of magnetic field using magnetization technique. The micrographic investigation
shows well aligned grains in this material. The magnetic hysteresis measurements were done using a MPMS SQUID magnetometer
up to the fields of 5.5 T. TheJ
c was estimated from the remanent magnetization using Bean model. Isothermal magnetization hysteresis loops at low fields reveal
the presence of only one kind of hysteresis loops (corresponding to intragrain magnetizations). This is a valid proof that
the weak links are greatly eliminated in these samples prepared by MG process. TheJ
c behaviour as a function of magnetic field has two components, a rapidly decaying exponential function of field and the other
component that predominates at higher fields. This could be explained if we assume that the sample contains two phases of
superconductors, one having a lowH
c2 becoming normal at fairly medium fields of the order of a few kilogauss will act as pinning centres for the other phase having
higherH
c2 and hence higherJ
c at high fields. |
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Keywords: | Critical currents high temperature superconductors melt growth |
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