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Magnetical Response and Mechanical Properties of High Temperature Superconductors, YBaCu3O7-X Materials

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Since the discovery of the second generation High Superconductor Materials (2G-HTSC) in
1986, their magnetic properties have been widely studied by different research groups
around the world. During the last years, the mechanical properties at micro-/ and
nanometric scale are starting to be studied in order to know and improve the durability of
conventional devices.
In this book chapter, we would like to focus our attention on the magnetical response and
also the mechanical properties of 2G-HTSC.
In relation to the magnetic response, the Meissner effect is one important signature of the
superconductivity. In this case, a diamagnetic response is observed due to exclusion of the
magnetic flux of the interior of the superconducting material when the temperature is below
the critical temperature. This important property allows to distinguish a superconducting
material from a conducting one. But in several cases the superconducting materials exhibit a
paramagnetic response instead of the conventional diamagnetism. This effect is frequently
called paramagnetic Meissner effect (PME). In this case, the magnetic flux is not expelled, and a
paramagnetic state can be originated. This effect is observed in several magnetic field
regimes, and in some cases the paramagnetic response increases with the applied magnetic
field, but in others the paramagnetic response decreases when the magnetic field increases...

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Chapter 9 in: Grigorashvili, Yury. 2012. Superconductors - Properties, Technology, and Applications. IntechOpen. ISBN: 978-953-51-6200-1. DOI: 10.5772/1810. pp: 181-218.

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cc by (c) Roa Rovira, Joan Josep et al., 2012

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Llibres / Capítols de llibre (Ciència dels Materials i Química Física)

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Magnetical Response and Mechanical Properties of High Temperature Superconductors, YBaCu3O7-X Materials