Published 1989 | Version v1
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Superconducting properties of bulk YBa2Cu307-y

  • 1. R and D Lab.s, Nippon Steel Corp, 1618 Ida, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki Kanagawa 211 (Japan)

Description

Large crystals of YBa2CuO3O7-suby were undirectionally and continuously grown by a modified quench and melt growth (QMG) process with a temperature gradient. Superconducting properties of these crystals were measured. Samples prepared by a conventional QMG process without a temperature gradient have high critical current density (Jc) values exceeding 104A/cm2 at 1T and 77K. However, crystals prepared by this process without a temperature gradient were small, i.e. 30 mm2 x 1mm. The authors discuss how they modified the QMG method to grow superconducting crystals using a temperature gradient, and obtained large crystals up to 200mm2 x 1.5mm. It was found that superconducting current flowed throughout the crystal. A Jc value as high as conventional QMG processed materials was confirmed by the magnetic induced field method

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Elsevier Science Pub. Co., Inc.
Imprint Place
New York, NY (USA)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the international conference on materials and mechanisms of superconductivity. High temperature superconductors II. Part 1-2
Imprint Pagination
1744 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 1217-1218.

Conference

Title
International conference on materials and mechanisms of superconductivity - high-temperature superconductors II.
Dates
23-28 Jul 1989.
Place
Stanford, CA (USA).

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Secondary number(s)
CONF-890718--.