Published July 17, 1989
| Version v1
Journal article
Preparation of superconducting Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O fibers
- 1. Babcock and Wilcox Research Center, Alliance, Ohio 44601-2196 (USA)
- 2. Ames Laboratory-USDOE and Department of Physics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
Description
Procedures have been developed for the preparation of long slender fibers of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O using a gas jet to shape and freeze the material. The fibers emerge in amorphous form and are converted to the Bi2Sr2Ca1Cu2Ox phase by subsequent heat treatment. Magnetization and scanning electron microscopy studies show the material to be a very fine grained bulk superconductor with intragranular critical currents of 7x106 A/cm2 at 5 K and 1.8 T
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Applied Physics Letters
- Journal Volume
- 55
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Series
- Appl. Phys. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 292-294
- ISSN
- 0003-6951
- CODEN
- APPLA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 20083751
- Subject category
- S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- AMORPHOUS STATE; BISMUTH OXIDES; CALCIUM OXIDES; COPPER OXIDES; CRITICAL CURRENT; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FABRICATION; FIBERS; GRAIN SIZE; HEAT TREATMENTS; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAGNETIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRONTIUM OXIDES; SUPERCONDUCTING COMPOSITES; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; ULTRALOW TEMPERATURE; VERY LOW TEMPERATURE
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CURRENTS; DATA; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INFORMATION; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MATERIALS; MICROSCOPY; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL DATA; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SIZE; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS