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The Role of Oxygen for Expressing Superconductivity in La-Ca-Cu-O Compounds

  • 정동운
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.281-284
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    • 1999
  • Two La1.82Ca1.18Cu2O6+δ (2126) compounds exhibited different properties depending upon how they were synthesized. The compound prepared under high oxygen pressure showed superconductivity. But the compound prepared under low oxygen pressure did not exhibit superconductivity, and showed a metal-insulator transition. Our study on these compounds shows that a small amount of additional oxygen intercalated into the superconducting phase plays an important role for superconductivity. The Fermi surface of non-superconducting 2126 compound possesses nesting phenomena, which is the reason for the M-1 transition. On the other hand, the superconducting 2126 compound does not show Fermi surface nesting. This is because the additional oxygen removes some electrons from Cu d-orbitals, thereby bradking the Fermi surface nesting.

The Effect of Seed on Top-seeded Melt-growth (TSMG) Processing of a RE-123 Superconductor

  • O, Yong-Taeg;Sung, Tae-Hyun;Jeong, Nyeon-Ho;Kim, Chan-Joong;Shin, Dong-Chan
    • Progress in Superconductivity
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.115-118
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    • 2007
  • This study investigated the effects of different kinds of seed crystals with miscut angles and pretreatment on the characteristics of a RE-123 superconductor processed by a top-seeded melt-growth (TSMG) method. When the seed crystal was heat-treated in an oxygen atmosphere, the surface structure was cleaned removing hydroxide. When the seed crystal had a miscut angle, in addition, the surface structure showed a well defined hill-and-valley structure after heat-treatment. A better microstructure, with a well-distributed small RE-123 phase, was obtained using a high miscut angle after heat-treatment in an oxygen atmosphere. As a result of the microstructure improvement, the magnetic characteristics also improved. The experimental result can be explained by reduction of nucleation activation energy.

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The Characteristics of Tracking Phenomena and Surface Discharge Using Various Types of Electrode Arrangement in $LN_{2}$ at the Atmospheric Pressure (대기압하의 액체질소중 전극배치에 따른 고체유전체 표면의 연면방전 및 Tracking현상)

  • 박경태;신호영;박광서;최병주;이광식;이동인
    • Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Applied Superconductivity and Cryogenics Conference
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    • 2002.02a
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    • pp.114-118
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    • 2002
  • This paper were investigated discharge characteristics in the Liquid Nitrogen($LN_{2}$) noticed as a cooling medium of high temperature superconductor, and the characteristics of surface discharge and tracking phenomena on the solid insulators of cryocable. In order to investigate the bubbles which have much influence on electric surface discharge in Liquid Nitrogen, knife type electrode and plane electrode was formed oppositely with mode A and B, C configuration. It is considered that these result are fundamental data for electric insulation design of superconductivity and cryogenic application machinery which will be studied and developed in the future.

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Pulsed laser deposition of YBCO thin films using modified melt-textured grown targets (Modified melt-textured growth 법으로 제작한 타겟을 사용한 YBCO 박막의 펄스레이저 증착)

  • Kim, Chang-Hoon;Kim, In-Tae;Hong, Kug-Sun;Kim, Young-Hwan;Choi, Sang-Sam;Hahn, Taek-Sang
    • 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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    • v.9
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    • pp.115-119
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    • 1999
  • Ba$_2Cu_3O_{7-{\delta}}$ (YBCO) thin films were deposited by pulsed laser deposition using differently prepared targets: One was a conventionally solid-state sintered (SSS) target and the other was a modified melt-textured grown (MTC) target. Compared with SSS targets, MTG targets showed a well-connected microstructure consisting of much larger grains and the surface was Bess roughened with the cumulative laser incidence. YBCO films deposited from MTC targets showed a denser and smoother surface of the basal film than the case of SSS targets. The investigations of ${\alpha}$-axis outgrowths in the films indicated that the deposition using MTG targets would result in a more homogeneous and stable film growth as compared to the SSS targets. Also, TEM analysis revealed that the film deposited from MTG targets had a less granular microstructure that would reduce weak-link effects in the film.

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Breakdown and Surface Flashover Characteristics of FRP in $LN_2$ (액체질소 중 FRP의 절연파괴 및 연면방전 특성 연구)

  • 정종만;백승명;김상현
    • Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.119-123
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    • 2002
  • In this study, we discussed the characteristics of breakdown and surface flashover of FRP in L$N_2$ for applying it to spacer of a superconducting power equipment. Fiberglass reinforced plastic(FRP) has high breakdown puncture strength and has high mechanical strength. So the research of its dielectric properties have been conducted in liquid nitrogen($LN_2$). We measured breakdown voltage of FRP and distinguished four types of surface flashover along solid insulator with arrangement of electrodes and measured the surface flashover voltages of each types of electrode arrangement. The type of a electrode set at the back of the insulator showed the worst dielectric property. The property of surface flashover depending on pressure was tested.

Properties of Butt Joint in $Nb_{3}$Sn Conductors with change of Surface Pressure (접촉 면압에 따른 $Nb_{3}$Sn 도체의 Butt 접합부 특성)

  • 이호진;김기백;김기만
    • Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Applied Superconductivity and Cryogenics Conference
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    • 2002.02a
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    • pp.253-255
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    • 2002
  • Since a butt Joint is smaller than a lap type joint, it is expected to have smaller AC losses. The butt joint is produced by the diffusion bonding of the contacting surface under pressured and heated condition. It is important to find robust joining conditions, because butt joint has small contact area and has the shape by which the quality of bonding is hard to be checked. In this research, the loading pressure is considered as the joining parameter to find optimum joining condition. The DC resistance of the joint may be changed by the surface pressure during joining process, because the superconducting strands near the contact surface are failed by large plastic deformation. The range from 10 MPa to 18 MPa is expected optimum surface pressure in the conditions of 1 hour heating time and $750^{\circ}C$ temperature in the vacuum furnace.

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