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Rapidly textured Bi[sub 2]Sr[sub 2]CaCu[sub 2]O[sub 8]

Journal Article · · Journal of Materials Research; (United States)
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  1. Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 (United States)
  2. Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States)
Amorphous Bi[sub 2]Sr[sub 2]CaCu[sub 2]O[sub 8] (Bi-2212) was crystallized under uniaxial loads (up to 1500 N) at temperatures up to 890 [degree]C to induce texture. Well-textured samples (19 mm in diameter and 0.15 mm thick) were obtained for samples heated to 890 [degree]C and quenched. Heated (10 [degree]C/min) and quenched samples at 550, 750, 850, and 870 [degree]C demonstrate that the crystallization path is Bi[sub 2]Sr[sub 2]CuO[sub 6] (Bi-2201) (550 [degree]C) to Bi-2212 (850 [degree]C) with texturing occurring during grain growth ([ital T][gt]850 [degree]C). Comparison of samples crystallized under load and no load demonstrates that the texturing is a result of the plane stress biasing the normal anisotropic grain growth normal to the applied stress direction.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
OSTI ID:
6346546
Journal Information:
Journal of Materials Research; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Materials Research; (United States) Vol. 8:6; ISSN JMREEE; ISSN 0884-2914
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English