Electrical properties of Ag-YBa2Cu3O7 system
Svistunov V. M. , Tarenkov V. Yu., D'yachenko A. I. , Chernyak O.I., Vasilenko A. V.
When silver is added to a YBa2Cu307 matrix, the critical current Ic increases significantly. The effect is linked with a shunting of grain boundaries by high-conductivity, finely divided inclusions of silver (—0.1 μχη in diameter). The effect is to attenuate the flux creep.