Ion Beam Analysis and Normal-State Conduction Mechanisms for (Bi, Pb)-2223 and (Tl, Pb)/Sr-1212 Superconducting Phases Substituted by Ruthenium

Awad, R.; Roumié, M.; Abou‐Aly, A. I.; Mahmoud, S. A.; Barakat, M. M.

doi:10.1007/s10948-011-1296-0

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“…Much literature has been published by our group for studying PIXE and RBS of Cu 0. 25 [23]. These studies found that the real stoichiometry, as weight %, obtained from PIXE spectra was very close to the starting values.…”

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Ion Beam Analysis and Electrical Resistivity Studies of (Cu0.5Tl0.5)-1223 Phase with Added Nano-oxides

Mohammed

Awad

Abou‐Aly

et al. 2012

J Supercond Nov Magn

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In this study, superconducting samples of type Cu 0.5 Tl 0.5 Ba 2 Ca 2 Cu 3 O 10−δ added by SnO 2 and In 2 O 3 in nano-scale were prepared by a solid-state reaction technique. The concentrations of both SnO 2 and In 2 O 3 were 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 and 1.0 wt% of the sample's total mass. The prepared samples were characterized using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for phase analysis and microstructure examination. The elemental content of the prepared samples was determined using energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) and particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE). The results of elemental content, determined from EDX and PIXE, were compared and discussed. In addition, The oxygen content of these samples was obtained using non Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS) at 3 MeV proton beam. It was found that the Oxygen-content of (Cu 0.5 Tl 0.5 )-1223 phase was not affected by both SnO 2 and In 2 O 3 nano-oxides addition. The electrical resistivity of the prepared samples was measured by the conventional four-probe technique from room temperature down to the zero superconducting transition temperature (T 0 ). An increase in the superconducting transition temperature T c from 106 to 119 K was observed as x was varied from 0.0 to 0.6 wt% for (SnO 2 ) x Cu 0.5 Tl 0.5 Ba 2 Ca 2 Cu 3 O 10−δ , followed by a systematic decrease with increasing nano-SnO 2 addition. On the other hand, the T c values for (In 2 O 3 ) x Cu 0.5 Tl 0.5 Ba 2 Ca 2 Cu 3 O 10−δ show a small variation with x. Moreover, the variation rate of T c with x, for both nano-additions, was found to be directly proportional to the variation of the volume fraction of the prepared samples.

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