A new technique for pinning enhancement in ternary REBa2Cu3Oy systems

M. Muralidhar; M. Murakami

doi:10.1016/S0921-4534(02)01509-5

A new technique for pinning enhancement in ternary REBa₂Cu₃O_y systems

M. Muralidhar, M. Murakami

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Abstract

We have studied the effects of sub-micron Gd₂BaCuO₅ (Gd-211) particles on the microstructure and the magnetic properties of ternary melt-textured superconductors (Nd_0.33Eu_0.33Gd_0.33)Ba₂Cu₃O_y, (Nd_0.33Sm_0.33Gd_0.33)Ba₂Cu₃O_y, and (Sm_0.33Eu_0.33Gd_0.33)Ba₂Cu₃O_y. High-resolution transmission electron microscopic observations showed that there is strong compositional fluctuation in the REBa₂Cu₃O_y matrix, and the RE rich clusters 3-10 nm in size are distributed in the matrix, which are the candidates for pinning centers. Magnetization measurements revealed that a strongly developed fishtail is observed in all the samples. The peak position, its height, and irreversibility field is dependent on the chemical composition. The NSG-123 sample with 10 mol% Gd-211 exhibited the critical current density of 100 kAcm^-2 at 77 K and 2 T for H∥c-axis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	627-630
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications
Volume	378-381
Issue number	PART 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0921-4534(02)01509-5
Publication status	Published - 2002 Oct 1
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Critical current density
Flux pinning
Gd-211
Melt-textured
REBaCuO

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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