Microstructures of the melt-powder-melt-growth processed YBaCuO
- 1 July 1991
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Materials Research
- Vol. 6 (7) , 1404-1407
- https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.1991.1404
Abstract
Microstructures of two MPMG processed YBaCuO materials with and without Y2BaCuO5 (211) inclusions were investigated by transmission electron microscopy. Using the MPMG process, it is possible to change the quantity of the 211 inclusions in the YBa2Cu3O7 (123) matrix. We prepared two YBaCuO samples with 0 and 30 vol. % 211 and with respective critical current density values of 2000 and 30 000 A/cm2 at 77 K and 1 T (magnetic field parallel to the c-axis). As possible pinning centers, we found stacking faults in the 123 matrix. However, we observed no appreciable change in their number and structure by introducing the 211 inclusions. Therefore, the difference in Jc values can be attributed to the 211 inclusion itself.Keywords
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