Enhanced flux pinning in Bi-2212 single crystals by planar defects introduced via Ti-substitution

Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications

Volumn 274, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 197-203

  Li, T W ^a   Drost, R J ^a   Kes, P H ^a   Traeholt C ^b   Zandbergen, H W ^b   Hien, N T ^c   Menovsky, A A ^c   Franse, J J M ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Critical current density; Defect structure; Flux pinning; Single crystal growth; Substitution effects

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITION; CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); CRYSTAL DEFECTS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; TITANIUM;

ENHANCED FLUX PINNING; PLANAR DEFECTS; TRAVELLING SOLVENT FLOATING ZONE;

HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS;

EID: 0031078683     PISSN: 09214534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4534(96)00699-5     Document Type: Article

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