PHASE-RELATIONS AND ALIGNMENT IN BISMUTH-BASED HIGH-T(C) WIRES

This article concerns a small region of the immense variable space involved in processing Bi2Sr2CaCu2Oy (referred to as 2212) wires. Progress toward fabricating wires has been rapid, and the science that underlies and supports the wire technology in this complicated system is becoming known. Over the next few years we can expect much longer lengths of wire with higher critical current density and the emergence of a viable magnet technology using these wires.