Abstract
In the aim of optimizing the matrix composition to improve the critical current density (Jc) and to strengthen the flux pinning in the (Nd0.33Eu0.33Gd0.33) Ba2Cu3Oy (NEG) bulk superconductors, we prepared two groups of NEG samples using a oxygen controlled melt growth process. For the first group we kept the Nd content constant and varied the Eu and Gd ratio, and for the second group the Gd content was kept constant and the Nd and Eu content was varied. In both cases we found a strongly developed fishtail effect and high critical current densities. Magnetization measurements revealed that, the irreversibility field and the peak position systematically varied with Nd content. However it was not systematic for Gd. The sample with Gd = 0.58 exhibited a large critical current density (Jc) of 90000 A cm-2 at 77 K and 1.7 T.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2431-2432 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications |
| Volume | 341-348 (IV) |
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| Publication status | Published - 2000 Nov |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | International Conference on Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity High Temperature Superconductors VI - Houston, TX, USA Duration: 2000 Feb 20 → 2000 Feb 25 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering