Porous high-<em>T<sub>c</sub></em> superconductors and their applications

Michael R. Koblischka; Anjela Koblischka-Veneva; Michael R. Koblischka; Anjela Koblischka-Veneva

doi:10.3934/matersci.2018.6.1199

AIMS Materials Science

2018, Volume 5, Issue 6: 1199-1213. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2018.6.1199

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Porous high-T_c superconductors and their applications

Michael R. Koblischka ^{1,2
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Anjela Koblischka-Veneva ^1,2

1.
Experimental Physics, Saarland University, P. O. Box 151150, 66041 Saarbrücken, Germany
2.
Superconducting Materials Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Engineering,Shibaura Institute of Technology, 3-7-5 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8548, Japan

Received: 18 September 2018 Accepted: 11 November 2018 Published: 23 November 2018

Porous high-T_c superconducting materials offer several important benefits as compared to standard-type samples including an easy scalability towards large sample sizes, an easier oxygenation process and reduced weight. Due to these advantages, several different approaches to develop such samples were carried out in the literature. In this contribution, we present the microstructures and the physical properties of superconducting foams of YBa₂Cu₃O₇ and fabric-like, nanowire networks of Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O₈. Further, we discuss the properties of such samples concerning both the physical parameters and the respective microstructures and give an overview about possible applications.
- high-T_c superconductors,
- foams,
- nanowire fabrics,
- microstructure,
- magnetization,
- critical currents
Citation: Michael R. Koblischka, Anjela Koblischka-Veneva. Porous high-Tc superconductors and their applications[J]. AIMS Materials Science, 2018, 5(6): 1199-1213. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2018.6.1199

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Abstract

Porous high-T_c superconducting materials offer several important benefits as compared to standard-type samples including an easy scalability towards large sample sizes, an easier oxygenation process and reduced weight. Due to these advantages, several different approaches to develop such samples were carried out in the literature. In this contribution, we present the microstructures and the physical properties of superconducting foams of YBa₂Cu₃O₇ and fabric-like, nanowire networks of Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O₈. Further, we discuss the properties of such samples concerning both the physical parameters and the respective microstructures and give an overview about possible applications.

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