Reticulated superconducting YBCO materials of designed macromorphologies with enhanced structural stability through incorporation of lithium. Walsh, D., Wimbush, S. C., & Hall, S. R. Superconductor Science and Technology, 22(1):015026, January, 2009.
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Well-oxygenated superconducting YBa2Cu3O7−δ (Y123) fibres of ∼20 μm diameter have been synthesized by a biomimetic chemical synthesis protocol in the presence of the polysaccharide dextran. The resultant fibre morphology is highly porous, comprising a network of finely grained YBCO crystallites, yielding an enhanced critical current density in comparison to other bulk material. The predetermined fibre morphology is retained throughout the synthesis, exhibiting only a reduction in dimension as the organic material is calcined. By doping the synthesis mixture with lithium, an enhanced structural strength is obtained, along with a densification of the resultant material down to a 1 μm diameter, rendering the material resistant to handling without loss of structural integrity.
@article{walsh_reticulated_2009,
	title = {Reticulated superconducting {YBCO} materials of designed macromorphologies with enhanced structural stability through incorporation of lithium},
	volume = {22},
	issn = {0953-2048},
	doi = {10.1088/0953-2048/22/1/015026},
	abstract = {Well-oxygenated superconducting YBa2Cu3O7−δ (Y123) fibres of ∼20 μm diameter have been synthesized by a biomimetic chemical synthesis protocol in the presence of the polysaccharide dextran. The resultant fibre morphology is highly porous, comprising a network of finely grained YBCO crystallites, yielding an enhanced critical current density in comparison to other bulk material. The predetermined fibre morphology is retained throughout the synthesis, exhibiting only a reduction in dimension as the organic material is calcined. By doping the synthesis mixture with lithium, an enhanced structural strength is obtained, along with a densification of the resultant material down to a 1 μm diameter, rendering the material resistant to handling without loss of structural integrity.},
	language = {en},
	number = {1},
	journal = {Superconductor Science and Technology},
	author = {Walsh, Dominic and Wimbush, Stuart C. and Hall, Simon R.},
	month = jan,
	year = {2009},
	pages = {015026}
}

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