Anisotropy and intergrain current density in oriented grained bulk YBa2Cu3Ox superconductor
- 8 October 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 57 (15), 1575-1577
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.104129
Abstract
The intergrain transport current density and its anisotropy have been studied in oriented grained bulk YBa2Cu3Ox superconductors fabricated by the liquid phase processing method. Current density measurements were performed on oriented grained samples with the transport current aligned at different angles to the a‐b plane. In these measurements, the transport current passed through several oriented grain boundaries. The results indicate that the critical current density drops rapidly when the transport current flows at small angles to the a‐b plane and then decreases slowly at larger angles. At 77 K and zero magnetic field, an anisotropy ratio of about 25 is observed between Jc along a‐b plane and that perpendicular to the plane. Further, the critical current density in these samples is found to depend weakly on magnetic field even though the current crosses grain boundaries. These results support the notion that grain boundaries of these superconductors are different in nature from those of solid‐state sintered samples.Keywords
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