Evaluation of anisotropy of Jc in silver-sheathed Bi-2223 tape

The magnetic field angle dependence of J. was measured by four probe method and DC magnetization method. The latter measurement was used for the specimen before and after bending to break the intergrain current in order to investigate only the intragrain current. It was found that the intragrain critical current density could be increased by a factor 2.7 in a parallel magnetic field when the c-axis misorientation could be improved. From the field angle dependence of the intragrain critical current density, the anisotropy parameter was estimated as 20.4. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.