Abstract
We investigated processing, microstructure and superconducting properties of Gd123 single grain bulk superconductors with a large amount of BaCeO3. The melt-textured bulk samples with compositions of Gd123 : BaCeO3 : Gd211 = 100 : 40-x : x (x = 0-40) plus 20 wt.% of Ag2O and 0.5 wt.% of Pt were fabricated in Ar-1%O2 gas. The single grain bulk samples 25 and 33 mm in diameters were obtained with the composition of x = 5-40. It was observed that BaCeO3 particles of 1-2 μm in diameters and Gd211 particles of 0.5-1 μm in diameters were dispersed in the melt-textured samples. Magnetic trapped fields of the 25 mm-sized samples with x = 10-40 were around 1 T at 77 K and the 33 mm-sized sample with x = 20 was 1.4 T at 77 K.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 291-294 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications |
Volume | 445-448 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 Oct 1 |
Keywords
- BaCeO
- Critical current density
- Melt-textured bulk
- Trapped magnetic field Gd-Ba-Cu-O
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering