HighT_c phase (T_c ∼ 110 K) has been obtained in Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O system by partially substituting Bi by Pb. Magnetic hysteresis has been measured as a function of temperature. Critical current densities have been measured at 77 K both by transport and a.c. magnetization method in bulk samples for various concentrations of Pb. The results show that substitution of 15 at % Pb for Bi is most preferable for higher critical current density.

We assume that currents induced by isothermal changes of magnetic field decay logarithmically with time. Incorporating this time dependence into the critical state model, we obtain logarithmic relaxation rate of magnetization as a function of field for the case of an infinite cylinder. We compare these calculations with our earlier calculations on infinite slab geometry.