Effect of potassium addition on YBa2Cu3Ox superconductors

K. Inoue; N. Sakai; M. Murakami; I. Hirabayashi

doi:10.1016/j.physc.2006.03.093

Effect of potassium addition on YBa₂Cu₃O_x superconductors

K. Inoue, N. Sakai, M. Murakami, I. Hirabayashi

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Abstract

Long period post-annealing in the oxygen atmosphere is necessary for YBa₂Cu₃O_x (Y123) bulk superconductors to impart superconductivity. We have investigated whether Y123 shows good superconductivity without oxygen annealing by potassium addition. If K⁺ ion substitutes on Ba²⁺ site since the size of K⁺ ion is close to that of Ba²⁺ ion, we can expect hole doping effect without additional oxygen annealing. We confirmed that the sample without potassium addition exhibited no superconductivity, while the sample with potassium addition had the onset T_c of above 90 K. This implies that the potassium addition certainly promotes the superconductivity of Y123.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	128-132
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications
Volume	445-448
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2006.03.093
Publication status	Published - 2006 Oct 1

Keywords

Bulk
Potassium
YBaCuO

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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