Melt processing of high-Tc Nd-Ba-Cu-O superconductors in air

H. Kojo; S. I. Yoo; M. Murakami

doi:10.1016/S0921-4534(97)01572-4

Melt processing of high-T_c Nd-Ba-Cu-O superconductors in air

H. Kojo, S. I. Yoo, M. Murakami

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Abstract

We have succeeded in fabricating Nd-Ba-Cu-O bulk superconductors, which exhibit high T_c and a sharp superconducting transition, by the melt process in air without additional high temperature annealing in a reduced oxygen atmosphere. The key to this achievement is the use of Ba-rich Nd_4-2zBa_2+2zCu_2-zO_10-δ as a precursor. Fabricated bulk samples exhibit onset T_c values of 94-95 K and the secondary peak effect in the M-H loop like the case of Nd-Ba-Cu-O superconductors produced by melt processing in a reduced oxygen atmosphere. The peak position and the irreversibility field for the best sample were about 1.2 T and 5 T at 77.3 K, respectively, and the estimated J_c at the peak field was about 2.3 × 10⁴ A cm^-2.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	85-88
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications
Volume	289
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0921-4534(97)01572-4
Publication status	Published - 1997 Aug 15
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Critical current density
Melt process
Nd-ba-cu-o
Phase diagram
Solid solution
Superconductor

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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