Effect of Magnetic Field and γ Irradiation on the Properties of Tl-2212 Superconducting Tape

Abstract

The critical temperature and critical current of Tl-2212 superconducting sample in the form of a tape have been studied near T-c under magnetic field and gamma irradiation. T-c decreases from 109 to 94 K with increase of magnetic field up to 300 mT. In 77-109 K range, J(c) decreases rapidly in low fields up to around 50 mT followed by a very slow decrease in J(c) up to 300 mT. T-c of the sample did not change up to 100 MR gamma dose and then started to decrease from 109 to 102 K with increase of gamma dose up to 800 MR, most of the change taking place in high doses. The critical currents of the sample decreased steadily with gamma irradiation up to 600 MR after which no further change was noticed.