The effect of Ag20 on the superconducting properties of YB('O/Ag20 ( 0-30 wt.%) with the orthorhombic or tetragonal phase was investigated. The starting YBCO powders which were prepared by different processes strongly influence the superconducting properties of the YBCO/Ag20 composites. Silver sligh
Solubility of Ag in YBa2Cu3O6+y and its effect on superconducting properties
โ Scribed by Anup K. Gangopadhyay; T.O. Mason
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 498 KB
- Volume
- 178
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0921-4534
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โฆ Synopsis
In order to determine the solid solubility of Ag in YBa2Cu306+v and its effect on superconducting properties, a series oi" YBa2Cu3_ ~AgxO6+ v samples (x_ < 0.75 ) have been prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction, optical microscopy, and electron microprobe analysis. The central results arc that Ag goes into solid solution up to about x=0.06 and that initially (up to x=0.035 ) superconducting properties are improved -T,. goes up by 1.1 K, intragrain critical current density is marginally improved and Meissner effect is considerably enhanced. However, at higher x all the superconducting propcrties are considerably degraded. The implication of these results on the usc of Ag as a cladding material for 123 or in a composite arc discussed.
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