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Orienting Superconductive Crystals For High Current Density

Proposed technique for controlled distortion of crystal grains in newly discoverd superconductor YBa2Cu3O7-x increases current-carrying capacity. Helps to ensure grains in this and other anisotropic materials all oriented in same direction so charge carriers transferred readily from one grain to another. Specimen of YBa2Cu3O7-x heated in oxygen atmosphere compressed in one direction as slowly cooled below transition temperature. Under these conditions, oxygen atoms tend to rearrange so as to relieve stress created by compression.

Shlichta, Paul J.↗

Studies of magnetostriction and spin polarized band structures of rare earth intermetallics

Anisotropic magnetostriction measurements of R6Fe23, R = (Tb, Dy, Ho, and Er) were carried out from 77 K to room temperature. Magnetic fields up to 2.1 Tesla were applied. All the compounds exhibited large magnetostrictions at 77 K, the largest effect being obtained for Tb6Fe23. Saturation magnetostriction values for the compounds were also determined for 77 K and room temperature. Results of the temperature dependence of magnetostriction for Er6Fe23 are in good agreement with Callen and Callen's single ion theory. Therefore, the main sources of magnetostriction in this compound is the Er ion. The spin-up and spin-down electronic energy bands, the density of states and the magnetic moments of YCo5, SmCo5, and GdCo5 were calculated by the spin polarized augmented plane wave technique. The calculations obtained show the origin of the moment, provide good estimates of its magnitude and variation, and the reasons for those variations. They also show the important role of partial charge transfer and of d-d electronic coupling. Calculations for LaNi5 and GdNi5 systems are discussed.

Wallace, W. E.↗