Since the first days of high-T c superconductivity, the materials science and the physics of
grain boundaries in superconducting compounds have developed into fascinating fields of …

Among a series of high-temperature superconducting materials that have been discovered
to date,(Bi, Pb) 2 Sr 2 Ca 2 Cu 3 O 10-x is the best candidate for superconducting wires that …

Magnetic flux can penetrate a type-II superconductor in the form of Abrikosov vortices (also
called flux lines, flux tubes, or fluxons) each carrying a quantum of magnetic flux phi 0= h/2e …

The Handbook of Applied Superconductivity, Two-Volume Set covers all important aspects
of applied superconductivity and the supporting low-temperature technologies. The …

We consider mechanisms which can account for the observed rapid decrease of the critical
current density J c (θ) with the misorientation angle θ through grain boundaries (GB's) in …

The most important practical characteristic of a superconductor is its critical current density.
This article traces the history of the experimental discoveries and of the development of the …

The effects of graphene addition on the phase formation and superconducting properties of
(Bi1. 6Pb0. 4) Sr2Ca2Cu3O10 (Bi-2223) ceramics synthesized using the co-precipitation …

We have proposed the ''railway-switch''model to describe the superconducting transport
current in (Bi, Pb) 2 Sr 2 Ca 2 Cu 3 O 10 silver-sheathed tapes. The model assumes that in …

We consider a strong flux pinning by a network of high-j c planar defects which can result in
high macroscopic critical current densities J c in bulk superconductors. Such a pinning …

Detailed analyses of the microstructure of silver-sheathed (Bi, Pb) 2 Sr 2 Ca 2 Cu 3 O x
tapes by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction, as well as measurements of the …