Characterization and properties of batch-processed melt-textured YBCO

Autor: A. Kaiser, H. J. Bornemann, M. Adam
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: Superconductor Science and Technology. 11:26-29
ISSN: 1361-6668
0953-2048
DOI: 10.1088/0953-2048/11/1/006
Popis: High-temperature superconductor bulk parts are batch processed using a semi-automated processing technique based on the melt-texturation process. Levitation properties under static and dynamic load levels were analysed using a test bench with a three-dimensional force sensor unit. Measurements of levitation force give no detailed suggestions on texture, secondary domains or cracks. Therefore other measurements to control homogeneity of the bulk were performed. Texture on full-size pellets (FWHM ) was verified by elastic neutron scattering. To study the influence of local texture on properties a pellet was divided into nine segments. Preliminary results indicate that a correlation between neutron data and levitation force needs further investigations. Flux maps of samples magnetized by permanent magnets or by a pulsed magnetization unit were used to verify the homogeneity and domain structure of the material and to evaluate macroscopic critical currents.
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