Change in critical parameters of Bi-2223 high temperature superconductors under action of shock waves

Abstract

Stability of the critical temperature T c of the (BiPb) 2 Sr 2 Ca 2 Cu 3 O 10 + x based multicore tape (Bi 2223) prepared by the well known PIT (powder in a tube) technique and exposed to shock waves acting on its surface, generated by a plasma focus setup, is studied.

Action of the Pulses of Shock Waves on the Structure and Superconducting Parameters of MgB2 Tapes

“…Shock waves have been used to increase the critical current density in YBCO (123) and Bi (2223) composite HTSC (high-temperature superconductor) tapes [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. This study is based on the effect of the formation of point defects, i.e., vacancies and interstitial atoms (Frenkel collective pairs), on the front of shock waves as they pass through metal targets [9,11].…”