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Evidence that the reversible strain effect on critical current density and flux pinning in Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox tapes is caused entirely by the pressure dependence of the critical temperature

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Author(s)

Daniel C. van der Laan, J. F. Douglas, Cameron C. Clickner, Theodore C. Stauffer, Loren F. Goodrich, Hans J. van Eck

Abstract

It is well known that the critical temperature of cuprate- and iron-based high-temperature superconductors changes with pressure. YBa2Cu3O7-δ coated conductors, as well as Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox and Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox tapes and wires, show a clear reversible effect of strain on their current-carrying capability, but no clear understanding about the origin of this effect has been obtained. For the first time, we present evidence that the pressure dependence of the critical temperature is entirely responsible for a reversible change in critical current and magnetic flux pinning in Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox tapes with strain.
Citation
Superconductor Science and Technology
Volume
24

Keywords

high-temperature superconductivity, critical current, strain

Citation

van, D. , Douglas, J. , Clickner, C. , Stauffer, T. , Goodrich, L. and van, H. (2010), Evidence that the reversible strain effect on critical current density and flux pinning in Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox tapes is caused entirely by the pressure dependence of the critical temperature, Superconductor Science and Technology, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=905493 (Accessed April 25, 2024)
Created December 23, 2010, Updated February 19, 2017