1999 年 34 巻 11 号 p. 625-630
The flux pinning properties of Nd4Ba2Cu2O10 (Nd422) inclusions in Nd-Ba-Cu-O bulk superconductors has been studied. The temperature and field dependence of critical current density as well as magnetization relaxation have been studied for various Nd-Ba-Cu-O samples. Nd422 inclusions are effective not only in increasing critical current density in a low-field region, but also in enhancing the irreversibility field (Birr) and reducing flux creep even in relatively high fields.