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Fabrication of large grain YBCO by seeded peritectic solidification

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Wai Lo ,
D. A. Cardwell ,
C. D. Dewhurst  and
S-L. Dung
Wai Lo
Affiliation:
IRC in Superconductivity, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
D. A. Cardwell
Affiliation:
IRC in Superconductivity, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
C. D. Dewhurst
Affiliation:
IRC in Superconductivity, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
S-L. Dung
Affiliation:
IRC in Superconductivity, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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Abstract

The ability to process large grain, uniform high temperature superconducting ceramics that exhibit high critical current densities at 77 K is essential if the enormous potential of these materials for a range of permanent magnet-type applications is to be realized. We report a study of the fabrication of large grain YBa2Cu3O7−δ by seeded peritectic solidification in which key processing parameters such as the peritectic melting process, the seed-YBCO reaction, and the YBCO solidification kinetics are investigated in detail. Evolution of the sample microstructure during various stages of the growth process, in particular, has been studied extensively. The superconducting properties of specimens cut from different regions of large grain samples have been measured using vibrating sample magnetometry, and the results correlated with the microstructure of the materials.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , April 1996 , pp. 786 - 794
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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