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Superconductors and Superconductivity ISBN(softcover): 978-3-03835-903-6 ISBN(eBook): 978-3-0357-0093-0

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Superconductors: Properties and Production Technologies

Microwave Synthesis of Nano SiC Doping Mg(B1-2x(SiC)x)2 Superconductor and Superconductivity Y.D. Peng, Q.L. Xia, Q.M. Huang, L.Y. Li, H.Z. Wang, R. Bao and J.H. Yi 3 Formation of Nanoparticles in Zr and Dy Doped YBCO MOD Superconducting Films J.A. Xia, N.M. Strickland, E.F. Talantsev and N.J. Long 9 Maximum Hoop Stress Evaluation of a Hollow Cylindrical Bulk Superconductor in Field- Cooled Magnetization M. Tsuchimoto 13 High Pressure Synthesized Diboride- and Dodecaboride-Based Superconductors: Structure and Properties T. Prikhna, W. Gawalek, Y. Savchuk, A.G. Mamalis, V. Tkach, H. Weber, T. Habisreuther, M. Eisterer, F. Karau, M. Wendt, N. Sergienko, V. Moshchil, A. Kozyrev, P. Nagorny, C. Schmidt, V.S. Melnikov, J. Dellith, D. Litzkendorf, J. Noudem, X. Chaud, V. Sverdun, A. Shapovalov and A. Starostina 19 Fabrication of PbO-Type Structure β-FeSe Superconductor Ceramics by Solid State Reaction Method Y.Y. Wu, J. Gao, T. Li and Z.Q. Hua 26

Structure and Functional Properties of Bulk MgB2 Superconductors Synthesized and Sintered under Pressure T. Prikhna, M. Eisterer, W. Gawalek, A.G. Mamalis, A. Kozyrev, V. Kovylaev, E. Hristoforou, H.W. Weber, J. Noudem, W. Goldacker, V. Moshchil, X. Chaud, V. Sokolovsky, A. Shaternik, J. Dellith, C. Schmidt, T. Habisreuther, D. Litzkendorf, S. Dub, A. Borimskiy, N. Sergienko, V. Sverdun and E. Prisyazhnaya 30 Preparation and Characterization of the New Y257 Superconductors T. Kruaehong 36 Investigate the Properties of Y211 Doping Effect in the New Superconducting Y7Ba11Cu18Oy Compound T. Kruaehong, S. Sujinnapram, T. Nilkamjon, S. Ratreng and P. Udomsamuthirun 40 The Preparation and Characterization of Y235 Superconductor and Y235 Doped Fluorine T. Khuntak, P. Chainok, S. Sujinnapram, T. Nilkamjon, S. Ratreng and P. Udomsamuthirun 44 The Influence of Y211 Milling Conditions on the Microstructure of Y123/Y211 Bulk Superconductors M. Šefčíková, S. Piovarci, M. Radusovska, V. Antal and P. Diko 48 Critical Current Density and Pinning Energy of Partial Melted Sm-Based Superconductor H. Imao 52 Upper Critical Field in Electron-Doped Superconductor with Nonstoichiometric Disorder near Antiferromagnetic-Superconducting Phase Boundary T.B. Charikova, N.G. Shelushinina, G.I. Harus, D.S. Petukhov and A.A. Ivanov 58

Synthesis of Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Ca2Cu3O10+δ-(Dy2O3)x Added with Magnetic Nanoparticles Dy2O3 (0.0≤x≤0.1) via Co-Precipitation Method N.R.M. Suib, P.N.S.M. Mahmud, S.Y.S. Yahya, M. Md. Jusoh and I. Hamadneh 64 Optimization of Experimental Parameters to the Formation of Bi2212 Phase via Sol-Gel Method H.Z. Yang, Y.S. He, Y. Ji, Z.M. Li and H. Zhu 70 Crystal Growth and Characterization of FeAs-Based Superconductors H. Takeya, S. Kasahara and K. Hirata 74 Deposition of Superconducting Thin Films of Magnesium Di-Boride on Various Substrates by Electroless Plating Process S.K. Putatunda, K.S. Vijayaragavan and G. Lawes 78 The Process of Sol-Gel Method Prepared Bi-2212 Superconductors Tapes G.Z. Song and D. Zhang 82 Disorder-Sensitive Superconductivity and Bonding Network in the -Silicide Superconductor Lu2Fe3Si5 H. Okuyama, K. Takase, Y. Takano, T. Watanabe, F. Yoshida, C. Moriyoshi and Y. Kuroiwa 86 Enhanced Transport Critical Current Density of NiO Nano Particles Added YBCO Superconductors S.N. Abd-Ghani, H.K. Wye, K. Ing, R. Abd-Shukor and K. Wei 90

AC Losses in Sn-Doped Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2(Ca1-xSnx)2Cu3Oδ Superconductors H. Azhan, S.A. Halim, A. Nazree, K. Azman and S.A. Syamsyir 94

Investigate Content in YBa2Cu3O7-δ Superconductors T. Kruaehong 100

Influence of BaCeO3 and BaO2 Addition on the Microstructure of Y-123/Y-211 Bulk Superconductors K. Zmorayova, S. Piovarci, M. Radusovska, V. Antal and P. Diko 104 Terahertz Spectroscopy of Superconductors S. Lupi, L. Baldassarre, P. Calvani, P. Dore, C. Mirri, M. Ortolani and A. Perucchi 108 Reentrance of Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling in Cuprate Superconductors J. Michelsen and V.S. Shumeiko 116

High Critical Currents in Single Grain YBa2Cu3Oy Bulk Superconductors Produced by Infiltration-Growth K. Nakazato, M. Muralidhar, K. Inoue, M.R. Koblischka and M. Murakami 122 Search for New Superconductors by Soft-Chemical Techniques M. Kato, T. Takamatsu, H. Yagyu, T. Noji and Y. Koike 127

Novel Measuring Method of Oxygen Content in La2-xSrxCuOy Superconductors with the Dissolved Oxygen Sensor D. Zhang, S. Kambe, A. Tashiro, Y. Ohba, H. Mizuguchi, K. Ito, N. Kakizaki and Y. Okita 131

Current-Phase Relation of YBa2Cu3O7-X/Nb Unconventional Superconductor Junctions B. Chesca, H.J. Smilde and H. Hilgenkamp 137

Effect of Yb Substitution in Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Ca2-xYbxCu3Oy Superconductor J.S. Hawa, H. Azhan, S.Y.S. Yahya, K. Azman, H.N. Hidayah and A.W. Norazidah 141

Effect of Heat Treatment on Ca Substitution in a Porous Y(Ba1-xCax)2Cu3O7-δ Superconductor A.W. Norazidah, H. Azhan, K. Azman, H.N. Hidayah and J.S. Hawa 146 Comparison of K, Ca and Zn Substitution on the Superconducting and Structural Properties of YBa2Cu3-xMXOδ H.N. Hidayah, S.Y.S. Yahya, H. Azhan, K. Azman, J.S. Hawa and A.W. Norazidah 150 Properties of Rare-Earth Substitution in Bi(Pb)-2223 Superconductor Prepared by Coprecipitation Method J.S. Hawa, H. Azhan, S.Y.S. Yahya, K. Azman, H.N. Hidayah and A.W. Norazidah 154

Effects of Nano-Sized NiF2 Addition in Bi1.4Pb0.6Sr2Ca2Cu3O10+δ Superconductor M. Hafiz and R. Abd-Shukor 158

Fabrication and Characterization of Porous and Non-Porous Y2CaBa4Cu7Oδ Superconductor S.A. Syamsyir, H. Azhan, M.S.M. Yusof, W.A.W. Razali, A.W. Norazidah, H.N. Hidayah, J.S. Hawa and H.J.M. Ridzwan 162

Effects of Oxygen Doping on the Transport Properties of Hg0.82Re0.18Ba2Ca2Cu3O8+d Superconducting Polycrystals C.A.C. Passos, J.R. Rocha and M. de Sousa Bolzan 166 Characterization of Bi2212 Superconductor Bulk Samples by Digital Image Processing A.R. Bigansolli, T.G. da Cruz, F.R. de Souza Machado and D. Rodrigues Jr. 172 Influences of Cracking of Coated Layer on Critical Current in Coated Composite Superconductor S. Ochiai, H. Okuda, A. Toda, S. Nagano, M. Sugano, K. Osamua and W. Prusseit 178

Superconducting Properties of Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Ca2-xDyxCu3Oy Prepared via Co-Precipitation Method H. Azhan, J.S. Hawa, K. Azman, H.N. Hidayah and S.Y.S. Yusainee 184

Synthesis and Precise Analysis of Bi2Sr2Can-1CunOy Superconducting Whiskers H. Tanaka, H. Yoshikawa, M. Kimura, C. Tsuruta, S. Fukushima, Y. Matsui, S. Nakagawa, K. Kinoshita and S. Kishida 189 b Superconductors and Superconductivity

Preliminary Observation on Macro Texture of Nb3Sn Low Temperature Superconductor (LTS) A.W. Pramono 194 Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Hg(Re)-Pb-Ca-Ba-Cu-O Superconducting Thin Films Grown by Spray Pyrolysis C. Mejía-García, J.L. López-López, E. Díaz-Valdés and C.V. Vázquez-Vera 199

Study on the Growth of Nb3Sn Superconductor in Cu(Sn)/Nb Diffusion Couple A.K. Kumar, T. Laurila, V. Vuorinen and A. Paul 204 Cu Ti Formation in Nb Ti/Cu Superconducting Strand Monitored by In Situ Techniques I. Pong, C. Scheuerlein, C. Senatore, L. Thilly, M. Di Michiel, A. Gerardin, S.C. Hopkins, L. Oberli, G. Geandier, B.A. Glowacki and L. Bottura 209

The Synthesis of YBa3Cu4Ox Superconductor and Comparison with YBa2Cu3Ox P. Chainok, S. Sujinnapram, T. Nilkamjon, S. Ratreng, K. Somsri, N. Phomphuang, P. Mychareon and P. Udomsamuthirun 216 Effect of ZnO Nano-Oxide Addition on the Superconducting Properties of the (Bi.Pb)2223 Phase R. Mawassi, R. Awad, M. Roumie, M. Kork and I. Hassan 220 Effect of Firing Temperature on Microstructure and Superconductivity of YBCO Films Derived from Low-Fluorine Solution C.B. Wu, G.Y. Zhao and Y.Q. Chen 224

Effect of MgO and Ag2O Mix-Additions on the Formation and Superconducting Properties of Bi-2223 Phase X.Y. Lu, D. Yi and H. Chen 230

Compositions and Particle Sizes of (RE)Ba2Cu3O7-X Superconductor Powders Synthesized by the Solution Combustion Technique O. Jongprateep, P. Tangbuppa and N. Manasnilobon 235 Critical Current Characteristics and Flux Pinning in Fe-Based Pnictide Superconductor B.R. Ni, E.S. Otabe, M. Kiuchi and Y.W. Ma 240 Influence of Na, Mg and Yb Substitution for Ca in Bi(Pb)-2223 Superconductor J.S. Hawa, H. Azhan, S.Y.S. Yahya, K. Azman, H.N. Hidayah and A.W. Norazidah 245

Superconducting Properties of Substitution in Site of Porous YBa2Cu3O7 Ceramics A.W. Norazidah, H. Azhan, K. Azman, H.N. Hidayah and J.S. Hawa 250 The Preparation and Characterization of Y145 Superconductor P. Chainok, S. Sujinnapram, T. Nilkamjon, S. Ratreng, K. Kritcharoen, P. Butsingkorn, P. Ruttanaraksa and P. Udomsamuthirun 255

Effect of Ca Substitution at Y-Site of YB2C3O7 Superconductor Prepared via Co- Precipitation Method H.N. Hidayah, S.Y.S. Yahya, H. Azhan, K. Azman, J.S. Hawa and A.W. Norazidah 259 Effect of Specific Surface Area on Growth and Porosity of Oxide Superconducting Ceramic YBCO Single Domain C.P. Zhang, X. Chaud, H.T. Cao, E. Beaugnon and L. Zhou 264

Synthesis and Electronic Properties of TlFe2Se2-δ S. Horiguchi, H. Sato, N. Umeyama, Y. Hara, N. Miyakawa, K. Takase and S. Ikeda 268

Three-Dimensional Characterization of BaZrO3 Precipitates in Y1-xGdxBa2Cu3O7-y Prepared by TFA-MOD Using STEM-Tomography T. Nishiyama, K. Yamada, R. Teranishi, K. Kaneko, T. Kato, T. Izumi and Y. Shiohara 272 Thermal Expansion of Oxyarsenides (LaO)TAs; T = Transition Metal S. Otsuka, M. Onizawa, K. Kato, S. Hiramoto, F. Yoshida, C. Moriyoshi, T. Watanabe, Y. Takano, Y. Kuroiwa and K. Takase 276 Critical Current of Bi-2212 Single Crystal by Doping as a Pinning Center T. Agou and H. Imao 280 A Pseudo-Binary Diagram of the (Bi,Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O System X.Y. Lu, D. Yi and H. Chen 286 Influence of Repeated Tensile Stress on Determining the Critical Tensile Stress/Strain of Reinforced Bi-2223/Ag Tapes L.W. Jing, G.M. Zhang, J.C. Li, X. Wu and Q. Liu 290

Effect of Interfaces and Cr Diffusion on Stabilizing Cu Conductivity in Nb3Sn-Strands E.N. Popova, I.L. Deryagina, M.V. Polikarpova, D.C. Novosilova and A.E. Vorobyova 296 Special Collection Vol. 4 c

Effect of Ultrahigh Straining on the Evolution of Cube Texture ({100}<100>) in High Purity P.P. Bhattacharjee and N. Tsuji 302 Reactive Diffusion between Ti and Cu-9.3Sn-0.3Ti Alloy at Solid-State Temperatures M. Kajihara and S. Nakamura 307

Electron Transitions between Grain Boundaries in the (La1.85Sr0.15CuO4)1- x(La0.5Sr0.5MnO3)x Composites X.G. Dong, H.G. Zhang, Y.T. Li, H. Liu, K. Chen, Q.T. Hou and Q. Li 312 Analysis of Thermal Conductivity of LaFeAsO at Low Temperature N. Kaurav and K.K. Choudhary 317 Two-Component Behavior of Cuprate Superconductors from NMR Shifts D. Rybicki, M. Greven, J. Haase, T. Meissner, S.K. Goh and G.V.M. Williams 320 Impact of the Magnetic Flux Penetrating Vortex Core on the Critical Current of the HTc Superconductors J. Sosnowski 326

Comparison in Tribological Properties of YBa2Cu3OX/Ag and Bi2Sr2CaCu2OX/Ag Self- Lubricating Composites H. Tang, W.J. Li and C.S. Li 336

Studies on Development of MgB2 Superconductor with Improved In-Field Critical Current Density K. Vinod and S. Upendran 343 Incommensurate Spin-Density Wave in Two-Dimensional Hubbard Model M.A. Timirgazin, A.K. Arzhnikov and A.V. Vedyayev 349 Electronic Structures and Density of States of Borides AB(A=Zr,Hf,Nb and Ta) L.J. Han, Y.Q. Chai and C.Q. Jin 353

Cerium Doped Based High Tc Superconductor: Synthesis and Study of Superconducting Properties M. Mubeen and M. Anis-ur-Rehman 357

Effects of (La0.67Ca0.33MnO3)x (x= 0.0, 0.8, 1.0) Additions on the Structural and Superconducting Transition Temperature of YBa2Cu3O7-δ System B.N. Fadilah, S.A. Halim, M. Hashim, R.S.N. Ain, H.A.N.N. Amalina and M.M.A. Kechik 362

X-Ray Powder Diffraction Study on the MgB2 Superconductor Reacted with Nano-SiC: The Effects of Sintering Temperature K.Y. Tan, T.K. Lee, L.K. Pah, S.A. Halim, T.K. Ban and C.S. Kien 366

Study on the Doping of Sugar Added MgB2 Superconductors Prepared by Low Temperature Sintering R. Wang, Z.Q. Ma and H. Yang 372 Percolation Effects in Composites Superconductor – Ferromagnetic Half-Metal V.V. Kononenko, V.Y. Tarenkov, A.I. Dyachenko and V.N. Varyukhin 376 The Specific Heat Jump of Hybridized Two-Band Superconductor J. Seechumsang, T. Chanpoom, S. Chantrapakajee and P. Udomsamuthirun 381

Numerical Simulation of Explosively Compacted Powder-in-Tube MgB2 Superconductor A.G. Mamalis, I.D. Theodorakopoulos and A.K. Vortselas 385 The Critical Temperature of Two-Band Superconductors with Pseudogap T. Chanpoom, S. Chantrapakajee and P. Udomsamuthirun 391 The Exponential Repulsion and Pairing Mechanism in Bisoliton Model on the Critical Temperature of Cuprate Superconductors T. Chanpoom 395

Investigation of Fluctuating Diamagnetism and Spin Dynamics in SmFeAsO1-xFx Superconductors G. Prando, P. Carretta, A. Lascialfari, A. Rigamonti, S. Sanna, L. Romanò, A. Palenzona, M. Putti and M. Tropeano 398 Microwave Measurements of Surface Resistance and Complex Conductivity of NdBaCuO Films J. Mazierska, K. Leong, D. Ledenyov, A. Rains, N. Zuchowski and J. Krupka 404 Synthesis, Structure and Properties of Aluminum Oxynitride and Based Compound Prepared through Citrate Route Y. Masubuchi, S. Yamamoto, T. Takeda and S. Kikkawa 411 d Superconductors and Superconductivity

A Multiband Model for LaO1-xFxFeAs G. Murguía, S. Orozco, M.d.l.Á. Ortiz, R.M. Méndez-Moreno and P. de la Mora 417 Crystallographic & Electrical Properties of Pr Substituted Gd-123 Nanometre Sized High Temperature Superconductors V.R. Huse, V.D. Mote, Y. Purushotham, S.K. Dhar, S.S. Shah and B.N. Dole 423 New Measurements of the Transition to the Normal State Induced by High Current Densities in High-Tc Superconductor Microbridges under Thermal Smallness Conditions J.M. Doval, J. Maza, C. Torron, J.A. Veira, M. Tello and F. Vidal 428

Nanocomposites Based on High-Tc Superconducting Ceramic 2212 BSCCO and their Properties T.K. Jayasree and P. Predeep 433 Magnetic Attenuation in Superconducting Cylinders by Beer-Lambert Modified Model A. Changjan, S. Punchoo and P. Udomsamuthirun 438 The Study on Zero-Temperature Gap of Superconductor Having the Coexistence of SDW and CDW K. Thongcham and P. Udomsamuthirun 443 The Study on Surface Critical Magnetic Field of a Layered Magnetic Superconductors S. Meakniti, A. Changjan and P. Udomsamuthirun 447 Effect of Direct Transport Current and Heat Treatment on Resistive Properties of Bismuth- Based Ceramic High-Temperature Superconducting Oxides of Various Compositions S.K. Nikoghosyan, V.V. Harutunyan, V.S. Baghdasaryan, E.A. Mughnetsyan, E.G. Zargaryan and A.G. Sarkisyan 451 Plasma Frequency in Josephson Junctions with a Non-Sinusoidal Current-Phase Relation D. Sergeyev 456 Crystal Growth, Structure, and Incoherent Metallic Behaviour of FeCrAs W.L. Wu, A. McCollam, I.P. Swainson and S.R. Julian 460 London Penetration Depthin λ(T) in Type 1.5 Superconductor by Ginzburg-Landau Approach N. Niyomsilpchai, A. Changjan and P. Udomsamuthirun 466

Dynamical Structure Factor of Magnetic Excitation in Underdoped La1.90Sr0.10CuO4 Measured by Chopper Neutron Spectrometer K. Sato, M. Matsuura, M. Enoki, K. Yamada and M. Fujita 470 London Penetration Depth of Fe-Based Superconductors A. Changjan and P. Udomsamuthirun 476

Effects of Oxygen Reduction and Ce-Doping on Magnetic Order in T’-Pr1.40- xLa0.60CexCuO4+δ−α Studied by μSR Measurement K. Tsutsumi, M. Fujita, K. Sato, M. Miyazaki, R. Kadono and K. Yamada 481

Elastic Properties of MgB2 and SiC-Doped MgB2 Superconductors N.A. Nik-Jaafar, R. Abd-Shukor and S.K. Chen 486

Effects of Fe3O4 Nano Particles Addition in High Temperature Superconductor YBa2Cu3O7-δ S.N. Abd-Ghani, R. Abd-Shukor and W. Kong 491 Effect of Nanosize MgO Addition on the Texture and Mechanical Strength of Bi-2212 Superconductor Compound N.A. Hamid and N.F. Shamsudin 496 Ground State and Transport Property in Superconductors with Artificial Pinning Arrays Q.B. Ren, Z.C. Zhou, J. Zheng and M.B. Luo 502 Current-Phase Relation in Josephson Junctions with Complex Ferromagnetic/Normal Metal Interlayers S.V. Bakurskiy, N.V. Klenov, T.Y. Karminskaya, M.Y. Kupriyanov and V.K. Kornev 508 Superconducting Critical Temperature and Magnetic Inhomogeneities in Superconductor/Ferromagnet/Superconductor Trilayers S.L. Prischepa, V.N. Kushnir, C. Cirillo, C. Attanasio and M.Y. Kupriyanov 512 Superconducting Probe of Electronic Correlations and Exchange Field Based on the Proximity Effect in F/S Nanostructures M.G. Khusainov, M.M. Khusainov and Y.N. Proshin 516 The Josephson Current in the SFS Sandwich Taking into Account the Proximity Effect and Umklapp Processes V.A. Tumanov and Y.N. Proshin 520 Special Collection Vol. 4 e

A44_ Effect of Nano-Sized ZnO on Electrical & Structural Properties of High Temperature Tl2-x HgxBa2Ca2Cu3O10-δ Superconductors S.J. Fathi 524 Study of the Effect of Oxygen Annealing on YBCO Platelet Aggregates Synthesized by a Biomimetic Method Z.L. Zhang, H.L. Suo, A. Kursumovic, M. Liu, Y. Wang, J.L. MacManus-Driscoll and S.C. Wimbush 530 Improvements of Superconducting Properties on Bi-2212 Bulks by Element Doping S.N. Zhang, C.S. Li, Q.B. Hao, T.N. Lu and P.X. Zhang 535 Magnetoresistivity and Hall Effect in Mixed and Normal States of Electron-Doped Superconductor Nd2-XCexCuO4+δ with Nonstoichiometric Disorder T.B. Charikova, N.G. Shelushinina, G.I. Harus, D.S. Petukhov, O.E. Sochinskaya and A.A. Ivanov 541 The Effect of Different Salt Additions on the Microstructure of YBCO Synthesized by a Biomimetic Method Z.L. Zhang, H.L. Suo, L. Ma, A. Kursumovic, M. Liu, Y. Wang, J.L. MacManus-Driscoll and S.C. Wimbush 545

Microstructure and Superconductive Property of MgB2/Al Composite Materials M. Mizutani, D. Tokai, K. Matsuda, K. Nishimura, T. Kawabata, Y. Hishinuma and S. Aoyama 550 Study on Flux Pinned Vertical Force between High-Temperature Superconductor and Permanent Magnet M.L. Zhang, Y. Lu, D. Gao and W. Chen 554

Study of Superconductivity of Fe-Doping DyBa2Cu3-XFexO7-δ Systems Using Positron Experiment Y.C. Xue, H.Y. Dai, R.Z. Xue, K. Shi, Z.P. Chen, T. Li and L.M. Chen 558 The Critical Current of the Superconductor Having an Array of Hole with de Gennes Boundary Condition S. Harsojo 564

Covalent Bond Cluster Effects and Phase Transitions in Superconductor Mg1-xAlxB2 Compounds Y. Bao, Y. Zhao and N. Zhu 569 The Influence of Surface Barrier to Critical Current of HTSC’s G. Liu 574 Study on Flux-Pinned Interaction between High-Temperature Superconductor and Permanent Magnet and Flux-Pinning’s Self-Stability M.L. Zhang, Y. Lu and D. Gao 578

Chapter 2: Practice of Using the Superconductors and Superconductivity

Experiment of a Resistive Superconducting Fault Current Limiter Based on MgB2 under Different Supply Voltages L. Yao, J. Mei, J.Y. Zheng, B. Liu and Y. Xu 585 Design Cost and Scaling Model of Superconducting Wind Turbine Generator for Electricity Generation N.A. Hamid, M.F. Suparin, T. Gokila and L.S. Ewe 589 Development of Textured Coated Superconductor Substrate Tapes by Severe Plastic Deformation Processing P.P. Bhattacharjee and N. Tsuji 595 Effect of Niobium/ Microalloying on SS316LN Steel J.P. Dhal and S.C. Mishra 601 Research of Thermal Anchor Attachment for ITER Magnet Supports C.J. Pan, P.Y. Lee, B.L. Hou, Z.C. Sun, S.L. Han, Y.Y. Pei and W.M. Long 606 Pinning Force Anisotropy for HTS Wires E.F. Talantsev, N.J. Long, N.M. Strickland and J.L. Tallon 610 Design and Simulation Analysis of HTS Wind Generator P. Cheng, G. Wang, P. Qin and F.Y. Li 614 Suspension Dynamic Behaviour of HTS Magnetically Levitated Bogie G. D'Ovidio and F. Crisi 619 f Superconductors and Superconductivity

Fabrication of MgB2 Bulk Magnets with High Critical Currents M. Muralidhar, K. Inoue, M.R. Koblischka and M. Murakami 625 Numerical Analysis of Levitation Forces Dynamic Behavior in the HTS-Magnet Levitation System W.F. Zhang, G.M. Zhang, D. Xia, Q.Q. Qiu, Z.Q. Yu and L. Hu 631 Studies on the Positioning Effects of Iron Plates on HTS Maglev Performance Y.F. Gou, D.B. He, J. Zheng, R.X. Sun, T. Che and Z.G. Deng 637 Design and Prototype Test of a High Leakage Reactance Transformer-Based HTS Controllable Reactor W.T. Huang, M. Song, N.N. Hu, K.N. Cao, D.D. Lu, J. Du, C. Liu and R.K. Niu 643 The Effect of the Distance between the Permanent Magnets on the Levitation Force in Hybrid Magnetic Levitation System J. Ma 648 A Device for Measuring High-TC Superconductor Transition Temperature with Electric Transport and AC Susceptibility Methods Based on Small Cryocooler Cooling S.S. Wang, X.S. Ning, X.H. Chu and H. Li 652 Magnetization Method Design of Bulk Multi-Seeded High Temperature Superconductors H.L. Jing, J. Zheng, X.L. Liao, Z.G. Deng, X. Chen, F. Yen and J. Li 658 A Review of the Beam Assisted Deposition Researches towards Industrialization for the Second Generation High Temperature Superconducting Wire Fabrication F. Feng, T.M. Qu, K. Shi, R.X. Huang, W. Wu, Y.Y. Zhang, S.Z. Xiao, J.J. Wei, X.H. Wang and Z.H. Han 664 Levitation Performance of Multiple YBaCuO Blocks with Different Arrays above a Permanent Magnet Guideway D.B. He, J. Zheng, Y.F. Gou, R.X. Sun, T. Che and Z.G. Deng 672 Digitalization Control and Characteristic Analysis of a Superconducting Inductive Energy Management System J.X. Jin, W. Xu, X. Zhou and X.Y. Chen 677 The Superconducting Magnetic Properties of YBCO Effect on the Inductance of Coil P. Chuamuangphan, C. Chuamuangphan and K. Treechairusmee 683 Stable Levitation Performance of Bulk High Temperature Superconductor Magnet in Applied Magnetic Fields J. Zheng, Y.F. Gou, D.B. He, R.X. Sun and Z.G. Deng 687 Recent R&D on Superconducting Wires for High-Field Magnet X.Z. Jin, T. Nakamoto, K. Tsuchiya, A. Yamamoto, T. Ogitsu, M. Sugano, S. Harjo, J. Abe, W. Gong, T. Iwahashi, A. Kikuchi, T. Takeuchi, Y. Yanagisawa, M. Takahashi and H. Maeda 693 Finite Element Analysis of the Magnetic Field Simulation of High Temperature Superconducting Magnet Y.H. Luo and J.J. Wang 703 Calculation of the Interaction Forces between Superconductor and Permanent Magnet Using Equivalent Current Loops in Zero Field Cooling Y. Yang, X.J. Zheng, T. Li and Z.Q. Hua 708 The Characteristic Analysis of Electromagnetic and AC Loss for a High Temperature Superconducting Adjustable Reactor with Considering the Structure of Superconducting Winding M. Song, S.F. Shen, N.N. Hu, K.N. Cao and L. Ren 714

Manufacture of Nb3Al Short Wires by RHQT Method Using a Newly Designed Apparatus C. Chen, Z.M. Bai and P.X. Zhang 719 Design and Simulation Experiment Study on Reconfigurable Spacecraft Base on Flux Pinned Interface Y. Lu, F.K. Gao, D. Gao and M.L. Zhang 723 The Relationship between Temperature and Levitation Stiffness of YBCO Bulk for Maglev Vehicle H. Jing, M. Jiang and S.Y. Wang 727 Development of High Temperature Superconductor Current Limiter J.Z. Lu, H.X. Zhang, L. Yang, D. Hui, Z. Fang and B. Li 732

Tc J. Zheng, H.L. Jing, X.L. Liao, D.B. He, J.F. Chen and S.Y. Wang 737 Special Collection Vol. 4 g

Characterization of Superconducting BSCCO/CaSiO3 and BSCCO/CaZrO3 Ag PIT Wires N.A. Nogueira, A.H. Yonamine, D.I. dos Santos, J.H. Kim and S.X. Dou 743 Voltage Phase Difference Detection for Superconductor Quench S.F. Wang, Y.X. Yue and J. Fang 748

Measuring AC Losses and Critical Current of High Pressure Synthesized MgB2 Bulk Rings by the Transformer Method V. Meerovich, V. Sokolovsky, T. Prikhna and W. Gawalek 752 Preparation of Multi-Core Bi-2212/Ag Wires Q.B. Hao, C.S. Li, S.N. Zhang, G.S. Li, L.F. Bai, G.Q. Liu and P.X. Zhang 758 Index Loss Analysis of YBCO Coated-Conductor Coils by Means of Simulation X. Li, Y.S. Wang and Y.R. Zhang 763

Solid-State Diffusion Formation of Nanocrystalline Nb3Sn Layers at Two-Staged Annealing of Multifilamentary Nb/Cu-Sn Wires E.N. Popova, I.L. Deryagina, E.P. Romanov, E.A. Dergunova, A.E. Vorobyova and S.M. Balaev 770 Thermal Analysis and Design of the Cryogenic System for 12 MW Offshore Superconducting Wind Turbine X.Y. Li, J. He, L. Ren, M. Song, K.N. Cao, D.D. Wang, J.D. Li and S.F. Shen 777 Design of the Superconducting Excitation Winding for 12 MW Direct-Drive Wind Generator L.S. Su, Q. He, J. Shi, L. Ren, J. He, T. Jin and S.P. Zhou 784 Development and Test of a Small Resistive Fault Current Limiting Device Based on a SmBaCuO Ceramic C.A.C. Passos, M.T.D. Orlando, J.N.O. Pinto, V.T. Abilio, J.B. Depianti, A. Cavichini and L.C. Machado 789 Investigation of the Fine Structure Localized Plastic Deformation Zone of Superconducting Cable Components S.A. Barannikova, G.V. Shlyakhova and L.B. Zuev 795