Critical Current Density of YBa{2}Cu{3}O{7-d} Low-Angle Grain Boundaries in Self-Field

Abstract

A study has been perfomed on the superconducting critical current density J_{c} flowing across low angle grain boundaries in epitaxial thin films of YBa{2}Cu{3}O{7-d} (YBCO). The materials studied were dual grain boundary rings deposited on SrTiO{3} and containing 2, 3, 5 and 7 degree tilt boundaries. The current density in self-field was determined by magnetometric methods at temperatures from 5 K to T_c. We conclude that at the higher temperatures of coated conductor applications, there is limited potential for improving J_{c} by reducing the grain boundary angle below about 3 degrees.

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