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The influence of post-annealing on the Pb3(Bi0.5Sr2.5)Ca2CuOy phase evolution and superconducting properties of (Bi,Pb)-2223/Ag tapes

  • T. M. Qu*
  • , L. Zhao
  • , X. C. Wang
  • , P. Li
  • , Y. Song
  • , Z. Han
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Tsinghua University

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Abstract

Post-annealing (PA) at reduced oxygen atmosphere was proved to be quite effective for increasing the critical current (Ic) of (Bi,Pb)-2223/Ag superconducting tapes. In this work, PA was performed at various oxygen partial pressure (pO2 = 0.01-0.50 bar). The dwelling temperature was chosen in the region of 700-840 °C with respect to pO2. It was found from XRD patterns that the Pb3(Bi0.5Sr2.5)Ca2CuOy (3321) phase appeared after PA, whose amount changed with pO2 and PA temperature. Ic can be increased by up to 24% if pO2 < 0.20 bar. The optimum window for achieving high Ic values became wider at lower pO2. The critical temperature (Tc) was also changed after PA. An optimum 3321 phase content was found to be related to the maximum Tc.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)833-836
Number of pages4
JournalPhysica C: Superconductivity and its Applications
Volume463-465
Issue numberSUPPL.
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 3321
  • Bi-2223
  • Critical current
  • Critical temperature
  • Post-annealing

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