Published April 1994 | Version v1
Journal article

Studies of transport critical currents and intergrain flux pinning in high-Tc ceramic superconductors using persistent-mode rings

  • 1. Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
  • 2. Univ. of Lethbridge, Alberta (Canada)

Description

The measurements of the intergrain (Josephson) critical current and its dissipation were performed in granular superconductors of YBCO. YBCO/Ag (2 wt.%), and YBCO/Ag (4 wt.%). A self-sustaining supercurrent flowing in a superconducting ring and a contactless detection of its magnitude with a Hall probe were used in these studies. The results suggest that a small variation in the integrain coupling energy is responsible for a weak Josephson flux pinning and a decay of the critical current. 3 refs., 2 figs

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Superconductivity
Journal Volume
7
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 309-311.
ISSN
0896-1107
CODEN
JOUSEH

Conference

Title
Physics and chemistry of molecular and oxide superconductors conference.
Dates
27-31 Jul 1993.
Place
Eugene, OR (United States).

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-930710--.