TY - JOUR
T1 - Magnetic and magneto-optic characterization of the ternary compounds (Nd0.33Eu0.33Gd0.33)Ba2Cu3 Oy,(Sm0.33Eu0.33Gd0.33)Ba2CU 3Oy and (Nd0.33Sm0.33Gd0.33) Ba2Cu3Oy
AU - Das, A.
AU - Koblischka, M. R.
AU - Sakai, N.
AU - Muralidhar, M.
AU - Koishikawa, S.
AU - Fukuzaki, T.
AU - Seo, S. J.
AU - Murakami, M.
PY - 1998/11/1
Y1 - 1998/11/1
N2 - We have investigated the ternary compound superconductors (Nd0.33Eu0.33Gd0.33)Ba2Cu 3Oy (NEG), (Sm0.33Eu0.33Gd0.33)Ba2Cu 3Oy (SEG) and (Nd0.33Sm0.33Gd0.33)Ba2Cu 3Oy (NSG) melt-processed in a reduced oxygen atmosphere with magnetic and magneto-optical measurements. Zero-field-cooled and field-cooled measurements were carried out in order to correlate the flux distributions with microstructure analysis. It was found that the critical state is well established in all three samples. The Jc(B) curves derived from magnetization loops exhibit a strongly developed secondary peak effect. Scaling of normalized Jc as a function of reduced field, b = B/Bpk, was performed. At 77 K and above, it was found that NSG and SEG samples have similar properties, which are different from those of the NEG sample. The current-carrying length scale was determined from the reverse leg of the magnetization hysteresis loops and was compared with the actual dimensions of the sample.
AB - We have investigated the ternary compound superconductors (Nd0.33Eu0.33Gd0.33)Ba2Cu 3Oy (NEG), (Sm0.33Eu0.33Gd0.33)Ba2Cu 3Oy (SEG) and (Nd0.33Sm0.33Gd0.33)Ba2Cu 3Oy (NSG) melt-processed in a reduced oxygen atmosphere with magnetic and magneto-optical measurements. Zero-field-cooled and field-cooled measurements were carried out in order to correlate the flux distributions with microstructure analysis. It was found that the critical state is well established in all three samples. The Jc(B) curves derived from magnetization loops exhibit a strongly developed secondary peak effect. Scaling of normalized Jc as a function of reduced field, b = B/Bpk, was performed. At 77 K and above, it was found that NSG and SEG samples have similar properties, which are different from those of the NEG sample. The current-carrying length scale was determined from the reverse leg of the magnetization hysteresis loops and was compared with the actual dimensions of the sample.
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U2 - 10.1088/0953-2048/11/11/015
DO - 10.1088/0953-2048/11/11/015
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032205811
VL - 11
SP - 1283
EP - 1291
JO - Superconductor Science and Technology
JF - Superconductor Science and Technology
SN - 0953-2048
IS - 11
ER -