Published August 14, 1995 | Version v1
Journal article

Thermal stability and annealing of columnar defects in Bi2Sr2Ca1Cu2O8/Ag superconductor

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1200 (United States)
  • 2. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6061 (United States)
  • 3. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6100 (United States)

Description

This work establishes the stability at elevated temperatures of columnar defects, artificially formed in the Bi-based cupric oxide superconductor Bi2Sr2Ca1Cu2O8 for enhanced vortex pinning. Isochronal anneals, conducted in air, led to losses of critical current density in two stages. The defects were relatively stable up to ∼550 degree C, where second stage annealing began; above this, the pinning diminished rapidly. The recrystallization and loss of columnar defects were corroborated by transmission electron microscopy. copyright 1995 American Institute of Physics

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Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
67
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. 1007-1009.
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB