122 type pnictide superconductors are of particular interest for high-field applications
because of their large upper critical fields H c2 (> 100 T) and low anisotropy γ (< 2) …

Improving transport current has been the primary topic for practical application of
superconducting wires and tapes. However, the porous nature of powder-in-tube (PIT) …

Theoretical models are reviewed which describe misfit defect structures at interfaces
(intergrain and interphase boundaries) in nanostructured and polycrystalline films. The …

Abstract Effects of misfit stresses on the high-transition-temperature superconducting
properties of thin-film cuprates are predicted and theoretically examined. A substantial …

High-temperature x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy were used to study
the phase evolution and reaction kinetics during the ex situ BaF 2 conversion process to …

A theoretical model is suggested that describes the effect of misfit stresses on the structure
and the transport properties of tilt boundaries in high-transition-temperature …

The time evolution of the phases present in the ceramic cores of silver-sheathed (Bi, Pb) 2 Sr
2 Ca 2 Cu 3 O x (Ag/Bi-2223) multifilament superconducting tapes heat-treated at selected …

A new type of first heat treatment procedure for the silver-sheathed (Bi, Pb) 2 Sr 2 Ca 2 Cu 3
O x composite conductor (Ag/Bi-2223) has been investigated. This new procedure consists …

A hot-pressing technique was used to prepare Ag-sheathed Bi-2223 multifilamentary tapes
in order to study its effect on grain connectivity and flux pinning. The self field critical current …

Several recent developments in powder-in-tube (PIT) processing are presented. A cryogenic
deformation process has been developed, involving rolling or pressing the wires and tapes …