Properties of amorphous and microcrystalline superconductors

Conference · Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EDT 1975 · IEEE Trans. Magn., v. MAG-11, no. 2, pp. 189-191

OSTI ID:4114194

Johnson, W L; Poon, S J

Results of x-ray diffraction, electrical resistivity, critical field(H/ sub c2/) and transport measurements are presented and discussed for bulk amorphous and microcrystalline transition metal alloys (Au--La, Nb--Rh, Nb--Ni-- Rh, and Pd--Zr) obtained by liquid quenching. The transition temperature of the alloys is in the range 1.5 to 4.7$sup 0$K. The J/sub c/--H/sub c2/--T/sub c/ relations are rather simple for this class of material and are compared with the theories of type II superconductors. The high resistance of bulk metallic glass to radiation damage might render them suitable for magnetic field applications in high radiation environments. (auth)

• Research Organization: California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena
• NSA Number: NSA-33-017819
• OSTI ID: 4114194
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Magn., v. MAG-11, no. 2, pp. 189-191, Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Magn., v. MAG-11, no. 2, pp. 189-191; ISSN IEMGA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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