Title : 
Development and applications of high Tc superconducting bulk materials
         
        
            Author : 
Hu, Z.Z. ; Jin, J.X. ; Liu, J. ; Ren, H.T. ; Lei, L.H. ; Xiang, T.F.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Center of Appl. Supercond. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Electron. Sci. & Technol. of China, Chengdu, China
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This paper summarizes the high Tc superconducting (HTS) bulk materials, with regard to material preparations, characteristics, and practical applications. Consequently it provides the technical base for practical development and applications of the HTS bulk materials to devices.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Meissner effect; critical current density (superconductivity); fault current limiters; flux pinning; flywheels; high-temperature superconductors; magnetic levitation; magnetic separation; magnetic shielding; materials preparation; permanent magnets; transportation; Meissner effect; alternating current losses; critical current density; current leads; fault current limiters; flux pinning; flywheel energy storage system; high temperature superconducting bulk materials; magnetic separation system; magnetic shielding; material preparation; permanent magnet levitation; transportation; Bismuth compounds; Flux pinning; High temperature superconductors; Liquid crystals; Magnesium compounds; Portable media players; Powders; Superconducting materials; Superconductivity; Yttrium barium copper oxide; HTS applications; HTS bulk; preparation; superconducting materials;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Applied Superconductivity and Electromagnetic Devices, 2009. ASEMD 2009. International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Chengdu
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-3686-6
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-3687-3
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ASEMD.2009.5306697