Abstract
The texture of Bi–Sr–Ca–Cu–O (BSCCO)-2212 polycrystalline thin rods, fabricated with a laser induced floating zone melting technique has been quantified and correlated with their bulk magnetic anisotropy. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) determinations and X-ray Pole figure measurements on longitudinal and transverse cross-sections have been used to derive the spatial distribution of the crystallographic axes of the grains. The magnetic anisotropy has been deduced from the angular field dependence of the irreversible dc magnetisation. The correlation between these properties has been analysed in samples with a very different microstructure associated to slow and fast growth rates.
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