Effects of lead content and particle size of precursor powders on formation rate, grain growth and critical current density of BSCCO 2223 tapes

Author

Yoo, Jaimoo ; Ko, Jaewoong ; Su, X.D. ; Kim, Haidoo ; Chung, Hyungsik

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mater. Eng., Korea Inst. of Machinery & Mater., Changwon, South Korea

Volume

11

Issue

1

fYear

2001

fDate

3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

3549

Lastpage

3552

Abstract

The influence of Pb content and particle size of precursor powders on the formation rate and grain growth of BSCCO 2223 has been studied to improve critical current density (J_c). Our experimental results indicate that these variables have great influence on the partial melting temperature of the system, and it will affect the amounts of liquid phase and formation rate of BSCCO 2223 phase. Optimization of these variables will lead to enhanced critical current densities. The J_c in the fully reacted tapes with different Pb content and particle size of precursor powders varied from 24 kA/cm ² to 52 kA/cm² at 77 K and 0 T. It suggests that a great improvement of J_c in certain tapes is characterized from the large textured BSCCO 2223 grains and fewer tracks of second phases in microstructure

Keywords

bismuth compounds; calcium compounds; critical current density (superconductivity); grain growth; high-temperature superconductors; lead compounds; multifilamentary superconductors; particle size; powder technology; strontium compounds; superconducting tapes; BiPbSrCaCuO; BiSrCaCuO 2223 tapes; HTSC; critical current density; formation rate; grain growth; lead content; liquid phase; microstructure; optimization; partial melting temperature; particle size; precursor powders; Bismuth compounds; Critical current density; Lead; Machinery; Materials science and technology; Microstructure; Powders; Superconducting materials; Telephony; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.919830

Filename

919830