Effects of high-intensity ultrasound on Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x superconductor

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  • Tanya Prozorov
  • Brett McCarty
  • Zhihua Cai
  • Ruslan Prozorov
  • Kenneth S. Suslick
چکیده

Slurries of powdered Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x (BSCCO-2212) superconductor in high-boiling alkanes were irradiated with intense ultrasound. Significant enhancements of magnetic irreversibility as well as transport critical current are reported. The effects are dependent on the concentration of the slurry and are optimal for 1.5 wt % slurry loading. Electron microscopy shows that ultrasonic treatment leads to a change in grain morphology and intergrain welding. The observed enhancement of superconducting properties is consistent with the limitations in critical currents in BSCCO superconductor being due to intergrain coupling rather than intragrain pinning strength. © 2004 American Institute of Physics. [DOI: 10.1063/1.1808500]

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تاریخ انتشار 2004