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External and Internal Diffusion of Oxygen in Superconducting YBa2Cu3O7−x Composite Conductors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

B. A. Gaowacki  and
J. E. Evetts
B. A. Gaowacki
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK.
J. E. Evetts
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK.
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Abstract

We report a systematic investigation of the critical current at 77K for a number of different composite conductors based on the high critical temperature superconductor YBa2 Cu3 O7. Results are reported for an ‘external’ diffusion composite where the oxygen diffuses through an outer cladding of silver, and for an ‘internal’ diffusion design where the composite is clad externally with an oxygen impermeable layer and oxygen diffuses internally from a channel within the conductor. Measurements are reported of the dependence of the critical current on i) the preparation route for the superconducting powder, ii) the preform particle size, iii) the presence of air or vacuum during compaction, iv) the time of the sintering anneal and v) the applied load on the conductor during a critical current test.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 99: Symposium AA – High-Temperature Superconductors , 1987 , 741
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1988

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