Microstructure and superconducting properties of Ca substituted Y(Ba1-xCax)2Cu3O7-δ ceramics prepaed by thermal treatment method

The effect of Ca substitution in Ba site of Y(Ba1−xCax)2Cu3O7−δ, (x = 0.00, 0.04, 0.08, 0.1 and 0.125), ceramics prepared by thermal treatment method was investigated. Surface morphology, structural and superconducting were studied using field emission electron microscope (FESEM), X-ray Diffraction...

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Main Authors: Dihom, Mustafa Mousa, Shaari, Abdul Halim, Baqiah, Hussein, Al-Hada, Naif Mohammed, Chen, Soo Kien, Azis, Rabaah Syahidah, Awang Kechik, Mohd Mustafa, Talib, Zainal Abidin, Abd Shukor, Roslan
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author Dihom, Mustafa Mousa
Shaari, Abdul Halim
Baqiah, Hussein
Al-Hada, Naif Mohammed
Chen, Soo Kien
Azis, Rabaah Syahidah
Awang Kechik, Mohd Mustafa
Talib, Zainal Abidin
Abd Shukor, Roslan
author_facet Dihom, Mustafa Mousa
Shaari, Abdul Halim
Baqiah, Hussein
Al-Hada, Naif Mohammed
Chen, Soo Kien
Azis, Rabaah Syahidah
Awang Kechik, Mohd Mustafa
Talib, Zainal Abidin
Abd Shukor, Roslan
author_sort Dihom, Mustafa Mousa
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description The effect of Ca substitution in Ba site of Y(Ba1−xCax)2Cu3O7−δ, (x = 0.00, 0.04, 0.08, 0.1 and 0.125), ceramics prepared by thermal treatment method was investigated. Surface morphology, structural and superconducting were studied using field emission electron microscope (FESEM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and four-probe method. FESEM analysis showed an increasing of samples’ grain size, homogeneity and compactness with increasing of Ca substitution. From XRD, the samples had orthorhombic crystal structure of space group Pmmm besides small amount of unknown peaks. The critical temperature (Tc R=zero) decreased from 87 K for the pure sample to 80 K for sample with x = 0.08, and it remained the same for samples with x ⩾ 0.08. Sample with x = 0.04 showed the sharpest superconducting transition (ΔTc), which could be due to good microstructure morphology and better crystallinity.
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spelling upm-546092020-03-17T07:25:18Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54609/ Microstructure and superconducting properties of Ca substituted Y(Ba1-xCax)2Cu3O7-δ ceramics prepaed by thermal treatment method Dihom, Mustafa Mousa Shaari, Abdul Halim Baqiah, Hussein Al-Hada, Naif Mohammed Chen, Soo Kien Azis, Rabaah Syahidah Awang Kechik, Mohd Mustafa Talib, Zainal Abidin Abd Shukor, Roslan The effect of Ca substitution in Ba site of Y(Ba1−xCax)2Cu3O7−δ, (x = 0.00, 0.04, 0.08, 0.1 and 0.125), ceramics prepared by thermal treatment method was investigated. Surface morphology, structural and superconducting were studied using field emission electron microscope (FESEM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and four-probe method. FESEM analysis showed an increasing of samples’ grain size, homogeneity and compactness with increasing of Ca substitution. From XRD, the samples had orthorhombic crystal structure of space group Pmmm besides small amount of unknown peaks. The critical temperature (Tc R=zero) decreased from 87 K for the pure sample to 80 K for sample with x = 0.08, and it remained the same for samples with x ⩾ 0.08. Sample with x = 0.04 showed the sharpest superconducting transition (ΔTc), which could be due to good microstructure morphology and better crystallinity. Elsevier 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54609/1/Microstructure%20and%20superconducting%20properties%20of%20Ca.pdf Dihom, Mustafa Mousa and Shaari, Abdul Halim and Baqiah, Hussein and Al-Hada, Naif Mohammed and Chen, Soo Kien and Azis, Rabaah Syahidah and Awang Kechik, Mohd Mustafa and Talib, Zainal Abidin and Abd Shukor, Roslan (2017) Microstructure and superconducting properties of Ca substituted Y(Ba1-xCax)2Cu3O7-δ ceramics prepaed by thermal treatment method. Results in Physics, 7. pp. 407-412. ISSN 2211-3797 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211379716304284 10.1016/j.rinp.2016.11.067
spellingShingle Dihom, Mustafa Mousa
Shaari, Abdul Halim
Baqiah, Hussein
Al-Hada, Naif Mohammed
Chen, Soo Kien
Azis, Rabaah Syahidah
Awang Kechik, Mohd Mustafa
Talib, Zainal Abidin
Abd Shukor, Roslan
Microstructure and superconducting properties of Ca substituted Y(Ba1-xCax)2Cu3O7-δ ceramics prepaed by thermal treatment method
title Microstructure and superconducting properties of Ca substituted Y(Ba1-xCax)2Cu3O7-δ ceramics prepaed by thermal treatment method
title_full Microstructure and superconducting properties of Ca substituted Y(Ba1-xCax)2Cu3O7-δ ceramics prepaed by thermal treatment method
title_fullStr Microstructure and superconducting properties of Ca substituted Y(Ba1-xCax)2Cu3O7-δ ceramics prepaed by thermal treatment method
title_full_unstemmed Microstructure and superconducting properties of Ca substituted Y(Ba1-xCax)2Cu3O7-δ ceramics prepaed by thermal treatment method
title_short Microstructure and superconducting properties of Ca substituted Y(Ba1-xCax)2Cu3O7-δ ceramics prepaed by thermal treatment method
title_sort microstructure and superconducting properties of ca substituted y(ba1-xcax)2cu3o7-δ ceramics prepaed by thermal treatment method
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