Effect of ZnO additions on the magnetic behaviour in YBCO superconductors

We have investigated the effect of ZnO additions on YBCO prepared by conventional solid state reaction method by ac susceptibility measurements. We measured the ac susceptibility of sintered YBCO pellets as a function of temperature and ac magnetic field amplitude. The superconducting transition tem...

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Main Authors: Çelebi, S., Kölemen, U., Malik, A.I., Öztürk, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2002
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/115832/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/115832/1/115832.pdf
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author Çelebi, S.
Kölemen, U.
Malik, A.I.
Öztürk, A.
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Kölemen, U.
Malik, A.I.
Öztürk, A.
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description We have investigated the effect of ZnO additions on YBCO prepared by conventional solid state reaction method by ac susceptibility measurements. We measured the ac susceptibility of sintered YBCO pellets as a function of temperature and ac magnetic field amplitude. The superconducting transition temperatures and critical current density depend on the Zn content of the samples. The intergrain critical current density was increased significantly by 1 wt% of ZnO compared to that of undoped samples. This conclusion was drawn by various aspects. The values of the extrapolated jcm(0) are 160, 308 and 1000 A/cm2 for samples S1, S2, and S3 respectively. We also qualitatively discuss experimental results in the framework of the Bean critical state model, estimate the effective volume fraction of the grains and determine the temperature dependence of the critical current density by means of the best fit of the calculated data for the experimental matrix susceptibility.
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spelling upm-1158322025-07-09T06:27:57Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/115832/ Effect of ZnO additions on the magnetic behaviour in YBCO superconductors Çelebi, S. Kölemen, U. Malik, A.I. Öztürk, A. We have investigated the effect of ZnO additions on YBCO prepared by conventional solid state reaction method by ac susceptibility measurements. We measured the ac susceptibility of sintered YBCO pellets as a function of temperature and ac magnetic field amplitude. The superconducting transition temperatures and critical current density depend on the Zn content of the samples. The intergrain critical current density was increased significantly by 1 wt% of ZnO compared to that of undoped samples. This conclusion was drawn by various aspects. The values of the extrapolated jcm(0) are 160, 308 and 1000 A/cm2 for samples S1, S2, and S3 respectively. We also qualitatively discuss experimental results in the framework of the Bean critical state model, estimate the effective volume fraction of the grains and determine the temperature dependence of the critical current density by means of the best fit of the calculated data for the experimental matrix susceptibility. Wiley 2002 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/115832/1/115832.pdf Çelebi, S. and Kölemen, U. and Malik, A.I. and Öztürk, A. (2002) Effect of ZnO additions on the magnetic behaviour in YBCO superconductors. physica status solidi (a), 194 (1). pp. 260-270. ISSN 0031-8965 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/1521-396X(200211)194:1%3C260::AID-PSSA260%3E3.0.CO;2-0 10.1002/1521-396X(200211)194:1<260::AID-PSSA260>3.0.CO;2-0
spellingShingle Çelebi, S.
Kölemen, U.
Malik, A.I.
Öztürk, A.
Effect of ZnO additions on the magnetic behaviour in YBCO superconductors
title Effect of ZnO additions on the magnetic behaviour in YBCO superconductors
title_full Effect of ZnO additions on the magnetic behaviour in YBCO superconductors
title_fullStr Effect of ZnO additions on the magnetic behaviour in YBCO superconductors
title_full_unstemmed Effect of ZnO additions on the magnetic behaviour in YBCO superconductors
title_short Effect of ZnO additions on the magnetic behaviour in YBCO superconductors
title_sort effect of zno additions on the magnetic behaviour in ybco superconductors
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