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Title: Magnetic properties of electrospun non-woven superconducting fabrics

Journal Article · · AIP Advances
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4944747· OSTI ID:22611598
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  1. Institute of Experimental Physics, Saarland University, Campus C 6 3, 66123 Saarbrücken (Germany)
  2. Institute Jean Lamour, UMR CNRS-Université de Lorraine, Vandoevre-lès-Nancy (France)

Non-woven superconducting fabrics were prepared by the electrospinning technique, consisting of Bi{sub 2}Sr{sub 2}CaCuO{sub 8} (Bi-2212) nanowires. The individual nanowires have a diameter of ∼150-200 nm and lengths of up to 100 μm. A non-woven fabric forming a network with a large number of interconnects results, which enables the flow of transport currents through the entire network. We present here magnetization data [M(T) and M(H)-loops] of this new class of superconducting material. The magnetic properties of these nanowire networks are discussed including the irreversibility line and effects of different field sweep rates, regarding the microstructure of the nanowire networks investigated by electron microscopy.

OSTI ID:
22611598
Journal Information:
AIP Advances, Vol. 6, Issue 3; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 2158-3226
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English