Structural and superconducting properties of Y(Ba1-xKx)2Cu3O7-δ ceramics

Y(Ba1-xKx)2Cu3O7-δ ceramics (x = 0.00, 0.03, 0.05 and 0.08) were synthesized by thermal treatments of aqueous solution of metals nitrates and polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) that acts as a capping agent. The effects of K-substitution on the crystal structure, microstructure and electrical resistance of...

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Main Authors: Dihom, Mustafa Mousa, Shaari, Abdul Halim, Baqiah, Hussein, Al-Hada, Naif Mohammed, Talib, Zainal Abidin, Chen, Soo Kien, Azis, Rabaah Syahidah, Kechik, Mohd Mustafa Awang, Lim, Kean Pah, Abd-Shukor, Roslan
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author Dihom, Mustafa Mousa
Shaari, Abdul Halim
Baqiah, Hussein
Al-Hada, Naif Mohammed
Talib, Zainal Abidin
Chen, Soo Kien
Azis, Rabaah Syahidah
Kechik, Mohd Mustafa Awang
Lim, Kean Pah
Abd-Shukor, Roslan
author_facet Dihom, Mustafa Mousa
Shaari, Abdul Halim
Baqiah, Hussein
Al-Hada, Naif Mohammed
Talib, Zainal Abidin
Chen, Soo Kien
Azis, Rabaah Syahidah
Kechik, Mohd Mustafa Awang
Lim, Kean Pah
Abd-Shukor, Roslan
author_sort Dihom, Mustafa Mousa
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description Y(Ba1-xKx)2Cu3O7-δ ceramics (x = 0.00, 0.03, 0.05 and 0.08) were synthesized by thermal treatments of aqueous solution of metals nitrates and polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) that acts as a capping agent. The effects of K-substitution on the crystal structure, microstructure and electrical resistance of samples were investigated. The X-ray diffractions results indicated an improvement of crystallinity and variation of lattice constant, a, b and c of YBa2Cu3O7-δ (Y123) phase with K-substitution. The K-substitution resulted in increasing of orthorhombicity factor compared to pure Y123. Microstructural observation using scanning electron microscopy showed that K-substitution promotes the grain growth of Y123. The superconducting transitions (Tc) of the substituted-samples were higher than that of the pure Y123. The Tc (onset) were 93, 97, 95, 95 K for the samples with x = 0.00, 0.03, 0.05 and 0.08, respectively. Comparing with pure sample, the substituted-samples showed sharper superconducting transition (ΔTc). The best superconducting properties was observed for sample with x = 0.03.
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spelling upm-633052018-10-15T03:01:09Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63305/ Structural and superconducting properties of Y(Ba1-xKx)2Cu3O7-δ ceramics Dihom, Mustafa Mousa Shaari, Abdul Halim Baqiah, Hussein Al-Hada, Naif Mohammed Talib, Zainal Abidin Chen, Soo Kien Azis, Rabaah Syahidah Kechik, Mohd Mustafa Awang Lim, Kean Pah Abd-Shukor, Roslan Y(Ba1-xKx)2Cu3O7-δ ceramics (x = 0.00, 0.03, 0.05 and 0.08) were synthesized by thermal treatments of aqueous solution of metals nitrates and polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) that acts as a capping agent. The effects of K-substitution on the crystal structure, microstructure and electrical resistance of samples were investigated. The X-ray diffractions results indicated an improvement of crystallinity and variation of lattice constant, a, b and c of YBa2Cu3O7-δ (Y123) phase with K-substitution. The K-substitution resulted in increasing of orthorhombicity factor compared to pure Y123. Microstructural observation using scanning electron microscopy showed that K-substitution promotes the grain growth of Y123. The superconducting transitions (Tc) of the substituted-samples were higher than that of the pure Y123. The Tc (onset) were 93, 97, 95, 95 K for the samples with x = 0.00, 0.03, 0.05 and 0.08, respectively. Comparing with pure sample, the substituted-samples showed sharper superconducting transition (ΔTc). The best superconducting properties was observed for sample with x = 0.03. Elsevier 2017-10 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63305/1/Structural%20and%20superconducting%20properties%20of%20Y%28Ba1-xKx%292Cu3O7-%CE%B4%20ceramics.pdf Dihom, Mustafa Mousa and Shaari, Abdul Halim and Baqiah, Hussein and Al-Hada, Naif Mohammed and Talib, Zainal Abidin and Chen, Soo Kien and Azis, Rabaah Syahidah and Kechik, Mohd Mustafa Awang and Lim, Kean Pah and Abd-Shukor, Roslan (2017) Structural and superconducting properties of Y(Ba1-xKx)2Cu3O7-δ ceramics. Ceramics International, 43 (14). 11339 - 11344. ISSN 0272-8842; ESSN: 1873-3956 10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.05.339
spellingShingle Dihom, Mustafa Mousa
Shaari, Abdul Halim
Baqiah, Hussein
Al-Hada, Naif Mohammed
Talib, Zainal Abidin
Chen, Soo Kien
Azis, Rabaah Syahidah
Kechik, Mohd Mustafa Awang
Lim, Kean Pah
Abd-Shukor, Roslan
Structural and superconducting properties of Y(Ba1-xKx)2Cu3O7-δ ceramics
title Structural and superconducting properties of Y(Ba1-xKx)2Cu3O7-δ ceramics
title_full Structural and superconducting properties of Y(Ba1-xKx)2Cu3O7-δ ceramics
title_fullStr Structural and superconducting properties of Y(Ba1-xKx)2Cu3O7-δ ceramics
title_full_unstemmed Structural and superconducting properties of Y(Ba1-xKx)2Cu3O7-δ ceramics
title_short Structural and superconducting properties of Y(Ba1-xKx)2Cu3O7-δ ceramics
title_sort structural and superconducting properties of y(ba1-xkx)2cu3o7-δ ceramics
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