A process for the fabrication of high-quality and near-net-shaped superconducting
specimens of (Y-123) with uniformly distributed fine (Y-211) is discussed. The process …

A modified continuum model of the nanoscale beams is presented by incorporating surface
elasticity in this paper. The classical beam theory is adopted to model the bulk, while the …

The influence of silver addition on a–b microcracking and c-cracking in melt-grown
YBa2Cu3O7/Y2BaCuO5 single-grain superconductors of nominal composition …

We studied the mechanical properties of melt-processed, single-grain, Ag-doped, Sm-Ba-Cu-
O bulks with different densities. The tensile strength of the dense sample was 48.0 MPa and …

The effect of silver additions on the mechanical and superconducting properties of sintered
bulk YBa 2 Cu 3 O δ (YBCO), Bi 2 Sr 1.7 CaCu 2 O δ (BSCCO-2212), and Bi 1.8 Pb 0.4 Sr …

It is of great significance to enhance the mechanical properties in single grain YBCO bulk
superconductors, as mechanical failure limits the suitability of these materials for high-field …

It is critically important to increase mechanical properties of RE–Ba–Cu–O bulk
superconductors for practical applications. In this paper, we first studied the formation …

The maximum field B0= 16 T was trapped at 24 K in the gap of a mini-magnet made of two
cylindrical samples. B0 on top of a single cylinder was 12.5 T at 20 K and 9 T at 40 K. The …

Ag-sheathed tapes of Bi–Sr–Ca–Cu–O (BSCCO) and BSCCO–Ag superconducting cores
were made by a powder-in-tube technique and subjected to repeated cycles of pressing and …

The effect of silver contents and heat pattern on the dispersion of silver in the melt grown
Y123 crystal was investigated. The silver free region, where no silver droplets exist, was …