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Collapse of irreversible field of superconducting Bi{sub 2}Sr{sub 2}Ca{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 10+{delta}}/Ag tapes with columnar defects

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.119965· OSTI ID:542130
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  1. Department of Applied Sciences, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (United States)
  2. Osaka Research Laboratories, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, 554 (Japan)
  3. Laboratoire CRISMAT, CNRSURA, ISMRa, Caen (France)

We found that the irreversible field of the c-axis oriented superconducting Bi{sub 2}Sr{sub 2}Ca{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 10+{delta}} (Bi-2223) tapes irradiated with 5.8 GeV Pb ions collapsed at temperatures approximately 75{percent} of T{sub c} regardless of fluence. This result may indicate an ultimate limit for the field application of Bi-2223/Ag tapes at liquid nitrogen temperature (77 K), since the columnar defects produced by heavy ions are the most efficient pinning centers known so far for the flux lines in a layered superconducting system. {copyright} {ital 1997 American Institute of Physics.}

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
542130
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 71; ISSN APPLAB; ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English