Chemically prepared precursor powder for the fabrication of melt processed YBCO

Autor: David A. Cardwell, Wai Lo, S. L. Dung, R. G. Barter
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: IEEE Transactions on Appiled Superconductivity. 5:1619-1622
ISSN: 1051-8223
DOI: 10.1109/77.402884
Popis: YBaCuO precursor powder specifically for the fabrication of melt processed ceramic has been prepared by spray drying and subsequent calcination. The formation processes of YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7/(-/spl delta/) and Y/sub 2/BaCuO/sub 5/ have been studied in detail using thermal analysis and powder X-ray diffractometry. The morphology, microstructure and size distribution of the particles in the calcined powder have been investigated using high resolution SEM and particle size analysis and found to contain a significant proportion of sub-micron sized particles of Y/sub 2/BaCuO/sub 5/. Melt processed samples prepared using spray dried powder have been observed to exhibit a fine distribution of 211 particles which is desirable for high J/sub c/ applications. >
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