AG-DOPED 120-K YBA2CU3O7-DELTA SUPERCONDUCTORS PREPARED BY THE FLAME-QUENCH-MELT-GROWTH (FQMG) METHOD

YANMAZ E., MUTLU I., KUCUKOMEROGLU T., ALTUNBAS M.

SUPERCONDUCTOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, cilt.7, sa.12, ss.903-907, 1994 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 1994
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1088/0953-2048/7/12/004
  • Dergi Adı: SUPERCONDUCTOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.903-907
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The effect of Ag-doping on the microstructure and physical properties of YBa2Cu3O7-delta superconductors prepared by a flame-quench-melt-growth (FQMG) process, was investigated. Pellets of YBa2Cu3O7-delta containing 0-30 weight percentage (wt.%) of Ag were quenched by LPG-O-2 flame melting and then crushed to obtain powder which was compacted and then subjected to a melt-growth process. As a result of this process, large grained, textured YBCO material was produced. It was found that YBCO samples with 10 wt.% Ag doped showed a transition temperature of 120 K and further increasing the Ag content caused a decrease of transition temperature. Using this modified quench-melt-growth technique, the reaction between crucibles and material can be completely avoided during the preparation of the precursor materials.