Abstract
Multifilamentary Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O x (Bi-2212) wire made by the powder-in-tube technique is the only high-temperature superconductor made in the round shape preferred by magnet builders. The critical current density (J C ) of Bi-2212 round wire was improved significantly by the development of overpressure heat treatment in the past few years. Bi-2212 wire is commercially available in multiple architectures and kilometer-long pieces and is a very promising conductor for very high-field NMR and accelerator magnets. We studied the effects of precursor powder and heat treatment conditions on the superconducting properties and microstructure of recent Bi-2212 wires. Short samples of recent wire with optimized overpressure processing showed J C (4.2 K, 15 T) = 6640 A/mm 2 and J C (4.2 K, 30 T) = 4670 A/mm 2 , which correspond to engineering critical current densities J E (4.2 K, 15 T) = 1320 A/mm 2 and J E (4.2 K, 30 T) = 930 A/mm 2 .
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 8625563 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Keywords
- Bi-2212 wire
- critical current density
- superconducting magnet
- Superconductor