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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 January 2011
A high Tc superconducting (Bi, Pb)–Sr–Ca–Cu–O filament was prepared using a combined technique of suspension spinning and densification of the pyrolyzed filaments by pressing and sintering. The effects of the Jc of the filament obtained on the spinning and densifying conditions were examined. The Jc was dependent on the composition of the starting powder and the kind of suspension medium. The Jc was strongly affected by the pyrolyzed condition and densification time. The highest Jc value at 77 K, 0 T of 1900 A/cm2 was attained for the filament sintered under the optimum sintering condition. The grains in the filament were oriented with the c axis perpendicular to the filament surface, and the coupling of the grains in the perpendicular to the filament surface was weaker than that for the parallel direction in the filament surface.