Fabrication of the New Y3Ba5Cu8O (y) Superconductor Using Melt-Powder-Melt-Growth Method and Comparison with YBa2Cu3O7-x

BOLAT S., Kutuk S.

JOURNAL OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND NOVEL MAGNETISM, cilt.25, sa.4, ss.731-738, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10948-011-1332-0
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND NOVEL MAGNETISM
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.731-738
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Y3Ba5Cu8Oy (Y358), MPMG, Chemical composition, Magnetic levitation force, LEVITATION FORCE, DIFFERENT THICKNESSES, MICROSTRUCTURE, SYSTEM
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

YBaCuO superconducting sample with nominal composition in the stoichiometric ratio of 3:5:8 was fabricated by using the Melt-Powder-Melt-Growth (MPMG) process. Microstructural property of the sample was examined by X-rays diffraction (XRD) pattern and also observed at micrographs taken by both a polarized optical microscope and a scanning electron microscope (SEM) with energy dispersion analysis of X-rays (EDAX). Identification of chemical composition of the sample was investigated by the SEM-EDAX. Electric and magnetic properties were performed with a standard four-probe dc technique and magnetic levitation force measurements, respectively. In addition, all of these properties were compared with a standard MPMG YBa2Cu3O7-x (Y123) superconductor. According to the obtained results, it was determined that empirical resulting formula of the sample was Y3Ba4.89Cu8.17O (y) (Y358) and also the magnetic levitation force of the Y358 was 169.8 mN under zero-field-cooled (ZFC) regime at 77 K while that of the Y123 was 99.3 mN.