Synthesis and properties of thallium based superconducting wire and tape

Author

Wivell, S.K. ; Fox, S. ; Moore, J.C. ; Grovenor, C.R.M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mater., Oxford Univ., UK

Volume

5

Issue

2

fYear

1995

fDate

6/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1498

Lastpage

1501

Abstract

We are investigating the potential for wire fabrication in the one-layer thallium superconducting systems by comparing the properties of wires and tapes prepared with the Tl-Sr-Ca-Cu-O and Tl-Ba-Ca-Cu-O phases doped with a variety of elements; in particular the (Tl/Pb)-(Sr/Ba)-Ca-Cu-O and (Tl/Bi)-(Sr/Ba)-Ca-Cu-O phases. The purpose of this investigation is to identify the one layer thallium phase which is most appropriate for the fabrication of demonstrator magnet operating at 77 K. This paper will report on the combination of drawing and rolling operations which produces the best core uniformity, and the heat treatment processes that give the most reliable high J/sub c/ values. Short length J/sub c/ values as high as 9 kA cm/sup -2/ have been achieved, and some progress made in the fabrication and testing of longer lengths.<>

Keywords

barium compounds; bismuth compounds; calcium compounds; critical current density (superconductivity); drawing (mechanical); heat treatment; high-temperature superconductors; lead compounds; materials preparation; rolling; strontium compounds; superconducting coils; superconducting magnets; superconducting tapes; thallium compounds; 77 K; Tl based superconducting tape; Tl based superconducting wire; TlBiSrBaCaCuO; TlPbSrBaCaCuO; core uniformity; demonstrator magnet; drawing; heat treatment processes; high temperature superconductors; one-layer superconducting systems; rolling operations; tape synthesis; wire fabrication; wire synthesis; Ball milling; Fabrication; Heat treatment; High temperature superconductors; Nickel alloys; Powders; Silver; Superconducting filaments and wires; Superconducting magnets; Superconducting materials;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.402855

Filename

402855