Microstructure and thermal properties of quasi-equal rare earth substitution Y0.5Gd0.5Ba2Cu3O6.94 superconductor.

Autor: Terzieva, Stanimira, Stoyanova-Ivanova, Angelina, Shivachev, Boris, Terzijska, Bonka, Zaleski, Andrzej, Misiorek, Halina, Mikli, Valdek
Zdroj: Central European Journal of Physics; Mar2009, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p84-88, 5p
Abstrakt: Sintering effects in YBa2Cu3Oz samples with quasi-equal rare earth substitution have been investigated. It has been shown that the Y-123 type compound can be formed when gadolinium is partially substituted (in this case 50% atomic substitution) for yttrium. The superconducting compound was obtained by the optimized ceramic method, including solid-state reaction, melting and sintering, controlled by X-ray diffraction. The microstructure was investigated by SEM and energy dispersive X-ray analyses. An AC susceptibility measurement has shown that T c =93 K. Temperature-dependece of the thermal conductivity (4.5–300 K) of the polycrystalline Y0.5Gd0.5Ba2Cu3O6.94 sample was also measured. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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