Superconducting tape

Made:
1996 in Oxford
Sample of high temperature superconducting tape

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Sample of high temperature superconducting tape
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Sample of high temperature superconducting tape, made and presented by the University of Oxford, Department of Engineering Sciences, 1996

BSCCO Superconducting Tape

Magnets and cables are usually made from wire but it is very difficult to make a ceramic superconductor that shape. One solution is to make a flat tape that is flexible enough to be wound into a flat coil called a pancake. This type of coil is used to make magnets.

Details

Category:
Ceramics
Object Number:
1997-519
Materials:
bismuth, strontium, calcium, copper and oxygen
type:
tape - material