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Effects of compositional variations on the properties of superconducting (Bi,Pb)/sub 2/Sr/sub 2/Ca/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub delta/

Journal Article · · J. Appl. Phys.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.343546· OSTI ID:6052068

The results of a systematic study on compositional variations within the Bi/sub 2/minus//ital x//Pb/sub /ital x//Sr/sub 2/Ca/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub delta/ superconducting system are reported. It is found that a secondary phase (or phases), likely composed of Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O, forms when /ital x/ exceeds 0.35, indicating that this is an upper limit on the amount of Pb which replaces Bi. Varying the Sr:Ca or Bi:Ca ratio has dramatic effects on the resistive and magnetic properties. It is suggested that there is a very limited range of solution among the alkaline-earth elements. Bi occupying Ca sites is probably deleterious for both /ital T//sub /ital c// and the structural stability of the 2223 phase. Preliminary results on textured ceramic samples have yielded /ital J//sub /ital c// (77 K) as high as 580 A/cm/sup 2/ .

Research Organization:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093(US); National Center for Electron Microscopy, Materials and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
6052068
Journal Information:
J. Appl. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 66:2; ISSN JAPIA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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