2013 Volume 38 Issue 2 Pages 273-277
The magnetic flux invasion into the Y-Ba-Cu-O-based high temperature superconducting bulk magnets were precisely evaluated during the pulsed field magnetization processes. Various bulk magnets with different contents of Y2BaCuO5 (Y211) particles were fabricated so as to examine how the Y211 concentrations affect the flux invasion behaviors. The flux motions and the resultant trapped field densities were monitored at the surface of each bulk sample at 30.6 K. As a result, the applied fields at which the magnetic flux began to invade the sample increased with increasing Y211 contents. This means that the pinning centers are promoted with increasing nominal Y211 addition. According to the evolutional profiles during the pulsed-field applications, the flux-penetration ratio gradually promoted with increasing applied fields, whereas the flux-trapping ratio decreased. This implies that the heat generation due to the flux motion seriously affects the field-trapping ability. The anomalous behaviors for the sample, which has displaced position of seed crystal, showed us more effective flux-trapping than usual, exhibiting the higher flux-penetration and flux-trapping ratios at lower applied-field than those of other samples. This suggests a possible high-field activation method with preferential flux invasion due to the different microstructures in the bulk magnet.