Effect of heat treatment atmosphere on grain size and phase composition of (Bi, Pb)2Sr2Ca2 Cu3Oy superconducting tapes

  • Qing Bin Hao
  • , Cheng Shan Li
  • , Hui Ling Zheng
  • , Xiao Mei Xiong
  • , Guo Qing Liu
  • , Rui Hu

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Abstract

(Bi, Pb)2Sr2Ca2 Cu3Oy (Bi-2223) superconducting tapes were made by powder-in-tube (PIT) method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were employed to study the effect of heat treatment atmosphere on grain size, crystallinity and phase composition of the Bi-2223 tapes. The experiment results show that annealing in air increases grain size of Bi-2223. Sintering in 7.5%O2-Ar reduces the non-superconducting phase and improves crystallinity. It is profitable to reduce non-superconducting phase and increase grain size of Bi-2223 by a combined heat treatment method (using two kinds of different atmospheres during heat treatment). The critical current density of the tapes prepared by controlling heat treatment procedure is 2.0×104 A/cm2 at 77 K, self-field.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)39-43
Number of pages5
JournalCailiao Rechuli Xuebao/Transactions of Materials and Heat Treatment
Volume30
Issue number4
StatePublished - Aug 2009

Keywords

  • AEC phases
  • Atmosphere
  • Bi-2223 tape
  • Grain size

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