International Symposium
of Processing & Critical Current of
High Temperature Superconductors


Held at Charles Sturt University
Wagga Wagga NSW Australia
2-4 February 1998


ISBN 0-646-34966-X

PL = Plenary Session, Or = Oral Session, Po = Poster

Monday, February 2, 1998

Chairman S. Tanaka
PL1.1. D.C. Larbalestier, Current Limiting Mechanisms in BSCCO and YBCO
PL1.2. H.C. Freyhardt, YBaCuO-coated High-JC Conductors

Or1: Transport and magnetic properties of HTSC
Chairman D.C. Larbalestier

Or1.1. Jeffery Tallon, The Catastrophic Effect of the Normal-State Pseudogap on Critical Currents in high-Tc Superconductors
Or1.2. E.H. Brandt, Magnetic Response of Superconductors in Various Geometries
Or1.3. K.-H. Muller, AC Losses in Y-123/hastelloy and Bi-2223/Ag Tapes
Or1.4. T. Matsushita, Peak Effect of Critical Current in Bi-2212 Superconducting Single Crystal

Or2: Flux Pinning and Dynamics
Chairman J.R. Clem

Or2.1. L. Krusin-Elbaum, Strong Vortex Pinning with Nuclear Fission: Anisotropy Against Forced Entanglement by Splay
Or2.2. K. Kishio, Strongly Enhanced Flux Pinning in Heavily Pb-Doped Bi2Sr2CaCu2Oy Single Crystals
Or2.3. H.-U. Habermeier, Growth-Induced in-Plane Anisotropy of Flux-Line Pinning in YBa2Cu3O7-x Thin Films
Or2.4. V.M. Pan, Vortex Decoupling in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+d Single Crystals and its Anisotropy Observed by Transport JC(T,H,q) Measurements
Or2.5. P.N. Mikheenko, Origin of Vortex Melting Line in Bi2223/Ag Tapes

Or3: HTSC synthesis and novel processing
Chairmen H.C. Freyhardt and U. Balachandran

Or3.1. E.D. Specht, High Critical Current Density YBa2Cu3Ox Films Grown Epitaxially on Buffered, Biaxially Textured Rolled Metal Substrates
Or3.2. G.J. Schmitz, Texturing of (Re)BCO Thick Films by Geometrical Arrangement of Reactive Precursors
Or3.3. Kamel Salama, Recent Developments in Melt Texturing of 123 HTS Compounds
Or3.4. G. Balestrino, Growth and Characterization of HTS Artificial (CaCu)2)1/(BaCuO2)m Superlattices
Or3.5. Roy Weinstein, Processing with Uranium to obtain record JC in Textured Y123
Or3.6. W. Gawalek, Improved Melt Textured YBCO For Cryomagnetic Applications
Or3.7. M. Murakami, Origin of Large Critical Currents in Melt-Processed RE-Ba-Cu-O
Or3.8. J.D. Riches, Studies of the Phase Evolution of the Partial Melt of YBCO Materials with Different Additives
Or3.9. J. Zegenhagen, Transport Properties of Epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7-d Thin Films Grown on SrTiO3 Surfaces Structured by Self-Organization
Or3.10. D. Bäuerle, Pulsed Laser Deposition and Characterization of High-Temperature Superconductors
Or3.11. G.A. Alvarez, c-Axis Tunneling and Magnetic Field Splitting of the Quasiparticle States in Planar NdBa2Cu3O7-d Junctions with PrBa2Cu3O7-d Barriers
Or3.12. J. Jung, Universal Behaviour of JC(T) and UEFF(J) in YBCO Thin Films
Or3.13. G. Kozlowski, Sputtering of Biaxially-Textured CeO2 and/or YSZ on Angular Oriented Metallic Substrate

Tuesday, February 3, 1998

Chairman E.W. Collings
PL2.1. R. Flükiger, Bi(2223) Phase Formation Mechanism by Nucleation and Growth in Pellets with and without Pb and in Ag Sheathed Tapes
PL2.2. S.X. Dou, Optimization of Processing to Improve Critical Current Density of Ag/Bi:2223 Tapes

Or4: Fabrication of wires, tapes, magnets and bulk materials
Chairman T.P. Beales and N. Savvides

Or4.1. U. Balachandran, Development of Ag-Clad Bi-2223 Superconductors for Electric Power Applications
Or4.2. K. Togano, Recent developments of Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox/Ag Tapes and Coils
Or4.3. M. Apperley, Metal Forming Considerations During the PIT Processing of Silver Sheathed HTSC Wire and Tape
Or4.4. Peter Majewski, Phase Diagrams Studies Underlying the Processing of BSCCO Tapes
Or4.5. Y. Tanaka, Effects of Complex Processings on Critical Current Density of Bi-2223 Tapes
Or4.6. K. Watanabe, Mechanical and Electrical Characteristics of Reinforsing Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 Tape Coils in Large Hoop Stress
Or4.7. E.W. Collings, Anomalously High Matrix Resistivity in Multifilamentary HTSC/Ag Tape and Dynamic Contributions to it at 60 K
Or4.8. B.A. Glowacki, Development of HTS Powder-in-Tube Conductors
Or4.9. K. Fisher, Development of (Bi,Pb)2Sr2CaCu2Ox/Ag(Y) Tapes (Y = Mn, Pd, Au) for Power Application

Or5: Relationship between structure, microstructure and properties
Chairman T.R. Finlayson

Or5.1. H.W. Weber, Improvement of Critical Current Densities by Fission Tracks in U-doped High Temperature Superconductors
Or5.2. H. Yamauchi, Realization of Strongly Over-Doped States in M-1223 [M = Hg, (Cu,C)] Superconducting Cuprates
Or5.3. W. Gao, Microstructure Control of BSCCO Superconductor Tapes
Or5.4. Z.W. Lin, Visualization of Magnetic Flux in Bi(Pb)-2223/Ag Multifilamentary Tapes
Or5.5. F. Darmann, Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Individual Layers of Filaments in Ag Sheathed Bi-2223 Tapes
Or5.6. R.S. Liu, The Study of Hole Distribution in High-Tc 1212-Type Cuprates via X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy
Or5.7. T.H. Johansen, Magneto-Optical Observation of Flux Penetration and Current Flow Patterns near Linear Defects in YBa2Cu3O7-d Thin Films
Or5.8. A.V. Narlikar, Defect Structures and Superconductivity
Or5.9. D.B. Lowe, Modelling the U-J Dependency from Magnetic Relaxation Measurements

Wednesday, February 4, 1998

Chairman L. Vance
PL3.1. S. Tanaka, Coming Ten Years on Research and Developments of High-TC Superconductivity
PL3.2. J.R. Clem, Anisotropy and Two-Dimensional Behaviour in the High-Temperature Superconductors
PL3.3. M.P. Das, High TC Superconductivity: a Dozen Years after Bednorz and Muller
PL3.4. T.P. Beales, A Plan for Australian Technology in High Temperature Superconducting Wires

Or6: Single crystals, transport and magnetic properties, losses
Chairman R. Buckley

Or6.1. A.M. Campbell, AC Losses in High TC Superconductors
Or6.2. Julian Cave, Dissipation and AC Loss in High TC Superconductors Destined for Power Applications
Or6.3. J. Herrmann, Determination of Current Flow in Conductors from Local Magnetic Field Measurements
Or6.4. Yuh Shiohara, Crystal Growth and Solidification Processing of Re123 Bulk Superconducting Oxides
Or6.5. G.J. Russell, Large Crystals of the Composite [Y/Nd(123)] Containing Various Dopants have been Grown by Melt-Processing in Air
Or6.6. X.L. Wang, Comparison Studies of Fishtail Effect Associated with Edge Barriers and Oxygen Vacancies Network in Spiral-Grown and Layer-by-Layer Grown Bi2Sr2CaCu2Oy Single Crystals
Or6.7. Lu Zhang, Critical Current Density of Four-CuO2-Layer TlBa2Ca3Cu4O11-d Single Crystals

Po1: Fabrication and properties of wires and tapes
Chairman M. Apperley

Po1.1. F. Darmann, R. Zhao, G. McCaughey, M. Apperley and T. P. Beales, Post Sinter Handling of Ag Sheathed Bi-2223 Tapes
Po1.2. M.R. Cimberle, C. Ferdeghini, R. Flukiger, G. Grasso, D. Marre', I.Pallecchi, M. Putti, A.S. Siri, Current Density Anisotropy of Multifilamentary BSCCO (2223)-Ag Tapes Valued by Magnetic Measurements
Po1.3. S.X. Dou, R. Zeng, T.P. Beales and H.K. Liu, Reduction of the Processing Time of Ag/Bi-2223 tapes
Po1.4. R. Flükiger, M. Dhalle and Y. Huang, Oxide barriers in Bi(2223) Multifilamentary Tapes and Their Effect on the AC Coupling Losses
Po1.5. F. Darmann, R. Zhao, G. McCaughey, M. Apperley, C. Friend and T. P. Beales, Transport AC Losses of Various Multifilament Ag-Sheathed Bi-2223 Tapes
Po1.6. Y.C. Guo, H. K. Liu, S. X. Dou, T. Kuroda and Y. Tanaka, Silver-Sheathed (Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox Superconducting Tapes Produced by Different Mechanical Processing
Po1.7. S. Li, H. Cooper, T.G. Chen and W. Gao, The Effect of Fabrication Processing on Phase Transformation and Decomposition of BSCCO Superconductors
Po1.8. H.K. Liu, J. Horvat, R. Bhasale, W.G. Wang, B. Zeimetz, S.X. Dou, I. Kusevic and E. Babic, Effect of the Phase Composition at Final Stage of Heat Treatment on the Critical Current Density in Bi-2223/Ag Tapes
Po1.9. J.R. Cave, D.W.A. Willen, R. Nadi, W.Zhu and D. Watson, A Sensitive Calorimetric AC Loss Measurement Technique for High TC Superconducting Wires
Po1.10. S.Kambe, Yasushi Wakahara, Mustafa Yavuz, Hiroshi Maeda, Y.C.Guo, Q.Y. Hu, S.X.Dou and H.K.Liu, Effect of Element Doping on Superconducting Properties of Bi-Based Suoperconductors
Po1.11. Liudi Jiang, Yuping Sun, Xinggong Wan, Guoyang Xu, Kaiyou Wang, Xianhui Chen, Keqing Ruan and Jiaju Du, Improvement of Transport Properties in B2O3-Added (Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox Silver Sheathed Tapes
Po1.12. H.-W. Neumüller, Prospects of High-Tc Superconductivity for Applications to Power Engineering
Po1.13. N. Savvides, D. Reilly, K-H. Muller, J. Herrmann, G. McCaughey, R. Zhao, F. Darmann and M. Apperley, AC Power Losses in Bi-2223/Ag HTS Tapes
Po1.14. R. Zhao, F. Darmann, G. McCaughey, M. Apperley and T. P. Beales, Enhancement of the Critical Current Density of Ag-Sheathed Bi-2223 Tapes by Optimized Intermediate Rolling
Po1.15. J.-X. Jin and S.X. Dou, Application of Bi-2223/Ag HTS Wire in Magnetic Separation Systems
Po1.16. Nick Savvides and Karl-Heinz Muller, AC Susceptibility and AC Loss of Superconducting Bi-2223/Ag Composite Tapes
Po1.17. J.-X. Jin, S.X. Dou, Investigation of a Toroidal HTS Coil with Bi-2223/Ag Wire
Po1.18. N. Savvides, A. Katsaros, D. Reilly, A. Thorley, J. Herrmann, M. Apperley, G. McCaughey, R. Zhao and F. Darmann, Progress in Jc and Magnetic Field Performance of Bi-2223/Ag Composite Tapes
Po1.19. N. Savvides, A. Thorley and D. Reilly, Critical Current and Strain Tolerance of Bi-2223/Ag Multifilament Tapes
Po1.20. N. Savvides, A. Katsaros, A. Thorley, P. Stanborough, McCaughey, G.R. Zhao, F. Darmann and M. Apperley, Construction and Power Rating of HTS High Current Conductors
Po1.21 S. Gnanarajan, N. Savvides, A. Katsaros and R. Clissold, Biaxially Aligned YSZ and CeO2 Buffer Layers on Hastelloy Prepared by Magnetron IBAD
Po1.22. N. Savvides, S. Gnanarajan and A. Katsaros, YBCO Superconducting Tapes by Magnetron IBAD
Po1.23. Xinggong Wan, Yuping Sun, Liudi Jiang, Kaiyou Wang, Jiaju Du, Enhanced Flux Pinning of Bi-2223/Ag Tapes with Nano-MgO Particles Addition
Po1.24. B. Zeimetz, S.X. Dou, H.K. Liu, Recrystallization Effects and Grain Size in Bi(2223) Tapes
Po1.25. S.D. Moss, W.G. Wang, S.X. Dou, R. Weinstein, Uranium Doping and Neutron Irradiation of Bi-2223 Superconducting Tapes for Improved Critical Current Density
Po1.26. R. Zeng, J. Horvat, Y.C. Guo, B. Zeimetz, T.P. Beales, H.K. Liu, S.X. Dou, B. Ye, X.F. Yang, Grain Connectivity and Flux Pinning in Hot-Pressing Bi-2223 PIT Tapes
Po1.27. T. Hardono, C.D. Cook, AC Loss Measurement of HTSC Tapes Carrying Currents Using Calorimetric Methods
Po1.28. B. Zeimetz, S.X. Dou, H.K. Liu, Vapour Cooled High TC Current Leads Utilizing Bi2223/Ag Tapes

Po2: Single Crystals and Melt Processed Materials
Chairman Y. Shiohara

Po2.1. A.M. Campbell, Melt Processed YBCO as a Permanent Magnet
Po2.2. J.W. Cochrane, G.J. Russell, Reduced Flux Pinning in the Overdoped State of High Purity YBCO Single Crystals
Po2.3. S.H. Han, Y. Zhao, G.D. Gu and G.J. Russell, Huge Magnetic Enhancement of the Out-of-Plane Resistivity and Depression of TC Onset in Bi-2212 Single Crystal
Po2.4. X.L. Wang, H.K. Liu and S.X. Dou, Softening of Bi2212 Crystals and Growth Mechanism of Bi2212 and Bi2201 Grown at the KCl Flux Surface
Po2.5. A. Anand, S.V. Bhat, Amit Rastogi, Y. Kodama, K. Oka and Y. Nishihara, Observation of Intrinsic Josephson Coupling in La2-xSrxCuO4 Single Crystals
Po2.6. G.D. Gu, R. Puzniak, K. Nakao, G.J. Russell and N. Koshizuka, Anisotropy of Bi-2212 Superconducting Materials
Po2.7. Chan-Joong Kim, Young A. Jee, Il-Hyun Kuk and Gye-Won Hong, Dissolution of SmBa2Cu3O7-y Seed Crystals and its Influence on the Growth of Top-Seeded Melt Processed YBa2Cu3O7-y
Po2.8. Seiki Takebayashi, Jun Nagashima, and Masato Murakami, Top-Seeded Melt Growth and Magnetic Properties of Nd-Ba-Cu-O/Ag Bulks
Po2.9. A.A. Zhukov, G.K. Perkins, A.D. Kaplin, H. Kupfer and T. Wolf, Vortex Lock-In Phenomena in YBa2Cu3Oy Single Crystals
Po2.10. G.D. Gu, S.H. Han, Z.W. Lin,Y. Zhao and G.J. Russell, Effect of Annealing on the Superconductivity of Bi2Sr2Ca1Cu2O8+d Single Crystals
Po2.11. T.A. Prikhna, W.Gawalek, V.E. Moshchil, Ch. Wende, V.S. Melnikov, F. Sandiumenge, P.A. Nagorny and T.Habisreuther, High Pressure - High Temperature Effect on the Structure of YBaCuO and NdBaCuO - Based Superconductive Ceramics
Po2.12. V.V. Chabanenko, A.I.D'yachenko, A.V.Chabanenko H.Szymczak, S.Piechota, A.Nabialek, N.D.Dung, Magnetothermal Instability in HTSC and LTSC Crystals
Po2.13. G.D. Gu, Z.W. Lin, G.J. Russell and N. Koshizuka, Effect of Fe on the Crystal Growth Morphology of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O
Po2.14. V.V. Chabanenko, A.A.Prodan, V.A.Shklovskij, A.V.Bondarenko, M.A.Obolenskii, H.Szymczak, S.Piechota, Observation of a New Galvanomagnetic Effect in YBaCuO Single Crystals with Unidirected Twins
Po2.15. Donglu Shi and D. Qi, Effect of Crystal Orientation on Electromagnetic Properties in Single-Domain YBa2Cu3Ox

Po3: Relationship Between Structure, Microstructure and Properties
Chairman H. Yamauchi

Po3.1. J.M. Long, T.R. Finlayson, and T.P. Mernagh, Measuring Oxygen Stoichiometry in YBa2Cu3O7-x by Micro-Raman Spectroscopy
Po3.2. A.R. Anderson, M. Murakami and G.J. Russell, Modeling Oxygen Related Structural Changes in High Temperature Superconductors
Po3.3. G.A. Shams, J.W. Cochrane and G.J. Russell, Thermal Conductivity of Different YBCO Materials in a Magnetic Field
Po3.4. M. Karppinen, H. Yamauchi, K. Fujinami, K. Peitola, T. Nakane, H. Rundlof and R. Tellgren, Hole-Doping in Superconducting and Related Layered Cuprates
Po3.5. A. Mehta, V.P.S. Awana, S.X. Dou, S.K. Malik, I. Felner and W.B. Yelon, Impact of Pr Substitution on the Structural and Magnetic Properties of Rba2Fe3O8
Po3.6. V.A. Voloshin, P.N. Mikheenko, A.A. Gusev, Structure and Superconducting Properties of Y1-xPrxBa2Cu3Ox
Po3.7. T.J. Green, V.P.S. Awana, J. Horvat and S.X. Dou, Structure, Superconductivity and Normal State Magnetism of YBa2Cu3-xCoxO7-y with x = 0.0, 0.03, 0.06, 0.09, 0.12 and 0.18
Po3.8. V.P.S. Awana, T.J. Green, J. Horvat and S.X. Dou, Strong Dependence of Superconducting Transition Temperature (TC) on Intermixing of RE, Ba and Ca Sites in La and Nd Based RE:1113 Superconductors: a Neutron Diffraction Study
Po3.9. M. Yavuz, H. Maeda, L. Vance and S.X. Dou, Effect of Ball Milling Materials and Methods on Powder Processing of Bi-2223 Superconductors
Po3.10. V. Rouessac, G. Poullain, G. Desgardin, B. Raveau, Thick and Highly Textured Silver-Free Bi-2223 Ceramics
Po3.11. Get'man E.I., Gorobets Yu.I., Loboda S.N., Interaction of YBa2Cu3O7-d with V2O5
Po3.12. M. Yavuz, H. Maeda, L. Vance and S.X. Dou, Powder Production Methods of Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Superconductors
Po3.13. R. Ramer, G. Banciu and C. Constantin, Microstrip Antena Design Using YBCO Thin Films

Po4: Flux Pinning and Dynamics
Chairman K. Togano

Po4.1. T. Matsushita, Y. Yamato, K. Yoshimitsu, M. Kiuchi, I. Rykov, S. Tajima and N. Koshizuka, Peak Effect of Critical Current in Untwinned Y-123 Superconducting Single Crystal
Po4.2. A.N. Lykov and P.N. Lebedev, Anderson Theory of Flux-Creep in the Presence of a Pinning Strength Distribution for the Washboard-Type Potential
Po4.3. V.M. Pan, A.L. Kasatkin, V.L. Svetchnikov, H.C. Freyhardt, H.W. Zandbergen, Edge Dislocation and Critical Current Density in Epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7-d Films
Po4.4. J.H. Park, D. H. Kim, Y. H. Kim, S. S. Choi and T. S. Hahn, Hall Scaling Behavior of YBa2Cu3O7-x Films Before and After Heavy Ion Irradiation
Po4.5. S.K. Lam, Observation of Thermally Activated Flux Creep in YBa2Cu3O7-d Microbridges
Po4.6. R.F. Konopleva, I.V. Nazarkin and V.A. Chekanov, Critical Currents of YBaCuO-Films and Ceramics in the Process at Low-Temperature (20K) Reactor Neutron Irradiation
Po4.7. E.Mezzetti, R.Gerbaldo, G.Ghigo, L.Gozzelino, B.Minetti, P.Caracino, L.Gherardi, and L.Martini, Columnar Defects Surface Implantation: Evidence of a New Confined Vortex Phase
Po4.8. T.H. Johansen, M. Baziljevich, H. Bratsberg and M.R. Koblishka, Magneto-Optical Observation of Flux Penetration and Current Flow Patterns near Linear Defects in YBa2Cu3O7-d Thin Films

Po5: Electrical and Magnetic Properties of HTSC
Chairman B.A. Glowacki

Po5.1. Karl-Heinz Müller, Hysteresis Loss in Periodically Arranged Superconducting Strips
Po5.2. J. Herrmann, N. Savvides, K.-H. Muller, R. Zhao, G. McCaughey, and F. Darmann, M. Apperley, Transport Current Distribution in Bi-2223/Ag Tapes
Po5.3. A. Anand, R.A. Klemm and S.V. Bhat, Anomalous Non Resonant Microwave Absorption in Nb Disks
Po5.4. E.E. Mitchell, C.P. Foley, K.E. Leslie and K.-H. Muller, Flux Trapping and Magnetic Field Dependence of Critical Currents in Narrow YBCO Step Edge Junctions
Po5.5. K.-H. Müller, C. Andrikidis, J. Du, K.E. Leslie and C.P. Foley, Magnetic Moments of YBCO Thin-Film Networks and Bi-2223/Ag Tapes
Po5.6. P.V. Shevchenko and O.P. Sushkov, New Type of Collective Excitations in Two-Condensate Cuprates
Po5.7. M.Yu Kuchiev, P.V. Shevchenko and O.P. Sushkov, The Bulk Josephson Response of the D-G-Wave Cuprate Superconductor
Po5.8. O.N. Shevtsova, S.V. Shijanovskii, London Approximation with the Finite Core Size for the Mixed State of Type II Superconductor


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