Contact characteristics for YBCO bulk superconductors

Naoki Yamamoto; Tomokazu Sakai; Koichiro Sawa; Masaru Tomita; Masato Murakami

doi:10.1016/S0921-4534(03)01012-8

Contact characteristics for YBCO bulk superconductors

Naoki Yamamoto, Tomokazu Sakai, Koichiro Sawa, Masaru Tomita, Masato Murakami

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Abstract

We have studied the contact characteristics of two resin-impregnated YBCO (a composite of YBa₂Cu₃O_y and Y ₂BaCuO₅) bulk superconductors in mechanical contact. A switching phenomenon could be observed at a threshold current or a transfer current value in the V-I curves of the YBCO contact. The transfer current exceeded the previous value of 13.5 A at 77 K in the contact when the sample surfaces were carefully polished. The present results suggest that a pair of YBCO blocks might be applicable to the mechanical persistent current switch for superconducting magnetic energy storage and other superconducting systems run in a persistent current mode.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	729-733
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications
Volume	392-396
Issue number	PART 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0921-4534(03)01012-8
Publication status	Published - 2003 Oct 1
Event	Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Superconduc - Yokohama, Japan Duration: 2002 Nov 11 → 2002 Nov 13

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Keywords

Contact resistance
Persistent current switch
Transfer current
YBCO

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Yamamoto, N., Sakai, T., Sawa, K., Tomita, M., & Murakami, M. (2003). Contact characteristics for YBCO bulk superconductors. Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications, 392-396(PART 1), 729-733. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0921-4534(03)01012-8

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