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Title: Concerning factors which determine whether flux-lattice shear or pin breaking limits the critical current density of superconductors

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OSTI ID:10185457

An elementary model is presented which illustrates the conditions under which flux-lattice shear, rather than pin breaking, limits the critical current density. An expression for the shear strength of the flux-lattice, based on the plasticity of metals and alloys, is used to derive the critical current density, including the effect of thermal activation in the flux creep regime.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
10185457
Report Number(s):
BNL-47325; CONF-920802-23; ON: DE93001653
Resource Relation:
Conference: Applied superconductivity conference,Chicago, IL (United States),23-28 Aug 1992; Other Information: PBD: [1992]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English