Effects of oxygen stoichiometry on the scaling behaviors of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} grain boundary weak-links

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Wu, K.H.; Fu, C.M.; Jeng, W.J. [National Chiao-Tung Univ., Taiwan (China)] [and others

1994-12-31

The effects of oxygen stoichiometry on the transport properties of the pulsed laser deposited YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} bicrystalline grain boundary weak-link junctions were studied. It is found that not only the cross boundary resistive transition foot structure can be manipulated repeatedly with oxygen annealling processes but the junction behaviors are also altered in accordance. In the fully oxygenated state i.e. with x=7.0 in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} stoichiometry, the junction critical current exhibits a power of 2 scaling behavior with temperature. In contrast, when annealed in the conditions of oxygen-deficient state (e.g. with x=6.9 in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} stoichiometry) the junction critical current switches to a linear temperature dependence behavior. The results are tentatively attributed to the modification of the structure in the boundary area upon oxygen annealing, which, in turn, will affect the effective dimension of the geometrically constrained weak-link bridges. The detailed discussion on the responsible physical mechanisms as well as the implications of the present results on device applications will be given.

Microstructure and critical current of superconducting YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/Osub(7-x)

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Camps, R A; Evetts, J E; Glowacki, B A; Newcomb, S B; Somekh, R E; Stobbs, W M

1987-09-17

The authors present the main results of a detailed electron microscopical study of sintered YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/0sub(7-x), and discuss their relevance to observed critical current and its modification by increased silicon impurity levels. In the light of these results, the prospects are assessed for controlling microstructure development so as to optimize the critical current for technological application.

Integration of gas phase condensed nanoparticles in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-δ} multilayers; Integration von gasphasenkondensierten Nanopartikeln in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-δ}-Multilagen

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Sparing, Maria

2012-07-01

The control and targeted variation of nanoparticles properties is a central challenge in research on particle induced defects in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-δ}. Using a combined Sputter-PLD system with inert gas condensation particle size and density integrated into the YBCO multilayers were varied independently. The cooling process influences the electrical properties of the multilayers. The effect of HfO2 and FePt nanoparticles on the structural and electrical properties was studied.

Interface structure and electronic properties of SrTiO{sub 3} and YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} crystals and thin films

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Thiess, S.

2007-07-01

Two new extensions of the X-ray standing wave (XSW) technique, made possible by the intense highly collimated X-ray beams from undulators at the ESRF, are described in this thesis. First, the XSW method was applied in a structural study to solve the nucleation mechanism of the high temperature superconductor YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} on the (001) surface of SrTiO{sub 3}. Second, the valence electronic structures of SrTiO{sub 3} and YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} were investigated. Finally, recent developments in the field of photoelectron spectroscopy in the hard X-ray region are described. The X-ray standing wave method is used in combination with fluorescence, Auger or photoelectron spectroscopy and lends very high spatial resolution power to these analytical techniques. Previously, the XSW method has been used for structure determination of surfaces and interfaces. The currently available X-ray intensities permit extensions to the XSW technique. Two recently established applications, described in this thesis, are XSW real space imaging and XSW valence electronic structure analysis. XSW real space imaging was employed to analyse the atomic structure of 0.5 and 1.0 layers of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} deposited on SrTiO{sub 3}(001). Three-dimensional images of the atomic distributions were reconstructed for each of the elements from experimentally determined Fourier components of the atomic distribution functions. The images confirmed the formation of a perovskite precursor phase prior to the formation of the YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} phase during the growth of the first monolayer of the film. XSW valence electronic structure analysis applied to SrTiO{sub 3} identified the valence band contributions arising from the strontium, titanium, and oxygen sites of the crystal lattice. Relations between the site-specific valence electronic structure and the lattice structure were established. The experimental results agree very well with

Analysis of process parameters in the laser deposition of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} superconducting films by using SVR

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Cai, C.Z., E-mail: caiczh@gmail.com [Department of Applied Physics, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331 (China); Xiao, T.T. [Department of Applied Physics, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331 (China); Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, P.O. Box 919-988, Mianyang 621900 (China); Tang, J.L.; Huang, S.J. [Department of Applied Physics, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331 (China)

2013-10-15

Highlights: • Proposed new ideas and strategies to improve energy storage density for SMES system. • One is to increase the effective current density in the superconducting coils. • Another is to optimize the configuration of the SMES coil. • A new conceive of energy compression is also proposed. -- Abstract: There are several process parameters in the growth of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} superconducting films by using pulsed laser deposition (PLD). The relationship between the response and process parameters is highly nonlinear and quite complicated. It is very valuable to quantitatively estimate the response under different deposition parameters. In this study, according to an experimental data set on the superconducting transition temperature (T{sub c}) and relative resistance ratio (r{sub R}) of 17 samples of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} films deposited under various parameters, the support vector regression (SVR) combined with particle swarm optimization (PSO), was proposed to predict the T{sub c} and r{sub R} for YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} films. The prediction performance of SVR was compared with that of multiple regression analysis (MRA) models. The results strongly support that the generalization ability of SVR model consistently surpasses that of MRA via leave-one-out cross validation (LOOCV). The mean absolute percentage errors for T{sub c} and r{sub R} are 0.37% and 1.51% respectively via LOOCV test of SVR. Sensitivity analysis discovered the most sensitive parameters affecting the T{sub c} and r{sub R}. This study suggests that the established SVR model can be used to accurately foresee the T{sub c} and r{sub R}. And it can be used to optimizing the deposition parameters in the development of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} films via PLD.

Tc enhancement and superconducting properties of a YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[proportional to]6. 5 thin film after fluorine insertion

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Pena, O.; Mokhtari, M.; Perrin, C.; Thivet, C.; Guilloux-Viry, M.; Perrin, A.; Sergent, M. (Lab. de Chimie du Solide et Inorganique Moleculaire, Univ. de Rennes 1, 35 (France))

1993-02-10

An oxygen-deficient YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub x] thin film (Tc=54 K, [Delta]Tc>8K) was treated under a diluted (3% in N[sub 2]) NF[sub 3] gas flow at temperatures not exceeding 280degC. AC induction measurements show a substantial increase of Tc up to about 86 K and a clear improvement of the [chi]''[sub AC] dissipation component (FWHM=1.2 K), as a function of the reaction time. The film was further studied at the end of the reaction by the AC-field dependence and by DC magnetization measurements, including ZFC/FC and magnetization cycles. It was found that granular effects are not important, meaning that the crystalline properties of the film are not degraded by the fluorination process, in good agreement with the X-ray diffraction data. The sharpness of the [chi]''[sub AC] peak, the low M[sub FC]/M[sub ZFC] ratio and the large hysteresis of the magnetization cycle indicate that the critical current densities are high (of the order of 10[sup 6] A/cm[sup 2] at 5 K) and comparable to reasonably good YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7] thin films. The usefulness of the fluorination method and a comparison with halogenated YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub x] ceramics are also presented. (orig.).

Gadolinium substitution for yttrium and chemical preparation effects in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7}: an EPR study; Effets de la substitution de l`yttrium par le gadolinium et de la preparation chimique dans YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7}: etude par RPE

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Bejjit, L.; Haddad, M. [Faculte des Sciences, Meknes (Morocco); Bejjit, L. [Faculte des Sciences, Errachidia (Morocco); Deville, A.; Gaillard, B.; Noel, H. [Universite de Provence, 13 - Marseille (France); Monnereau, O. [Universite de Rennes, 35 - Rennes (France)

1998-01-01

Compounds with yttrium totally or partially substituted by gadolinium in High-T{sub c} superconductor YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} were prepared. The superconductivity is not affected by this substitution. An orthorhombic structure has been observed in GdBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} sintered and single crystals. The EPR measurements show linewidth dependence on chemical preparation in GdBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7}. In Gd-low concentration compounds (x{<=}0.02), a narrow parasite signal, due to the Y{sub 2}BaCuO{sub 5} green phase, appears superimposed to the principal Gd{sup 3+} ions Electron Spin Resonance (EPR) line. (authors) 12 refs.

Influence of calcium on transport properties, band spectrum and superconductivity of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub y} and YBa{sub 1.5}La{sub 0.5}Cu{sub 3}O{sub y}{sup {center_dot}}

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Gasumyants, V.E.; Vladimirskaya, E.V. [State Technical Univ., St. Petersburg (Russian Federation); Patrina, I.B. [Institute of Silicate Chemistry, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation)

1994-12-31

The comparative investigation of transport phenomena in Y{sub 1-x}Ca{sub x}Ba{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub y} (0y>6.87 and 6.73Cu{sub 3}O{sub y} (0y>6.96) and YBa{sub 2-x}La{sub x}Cu{sub 3}O{sub y} (0YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub y}{sup {center_dot}}. The results obtained suggest that Ca gives rise to some peculiarities in band spectrum of this compound.

Multiple superconducting transition and phase separation in melt-textured YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−d}

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Menegotto Costa, R. [Instituto de Matemática, Estatística e Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Campus Carreiros, Rio Grande, RS (Brazil); Dias, F.T. [Instituto de Física e Matemática, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Caixa Postal 354, 96010-900 Pelotas, RS (Brazil); Pureur, P., E-mail: ppureur@if.ufrgs.br [Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Caixa Postal 15051, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS (Brazil); Obradors, X. [Institut de Ciéncia de Materials de Barcelona, CSIC, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Spain)

2013-12-15

Highlights: •We report on experimental measurements of the temperature derivative of the resistivity in the region encompassing the superconducting transition in melt-textured samples of the YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−d} cuprate superconductor. •A complex and subtle multi-peak structure is observed in d{ρ}/dT. •We develop a new method to quantitatively describe the resistive transition of a multi-phased superconductor. •The pseudo-spectral structure observed in d{ρ}/dT is ascribed to a phase separation phenomenon driven by the ordering of labile oxygen atoms in the Cu–O chain substructure. -- Abstract: We report on careful measurements of the temperature derivative of the resistivity, dρ/dT, in the region encompassing the superconducting transition of melt-textured samples of the YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−d} cuprate superconductor. Measurements were carried out in orientations parallel and perpendicular to the Cu − O{sub 2} atomic planes in the presence of small magnetic fields applied parallel to the current orientation. The dρ/dT results reveal the occurrence of complex multi-peak structures that were analyzed with a new method based on the assumption that a simple series association of conductivities is adequate for describing the resistive transition of multiphased superconductors. We ascribe the multi-peak structure observed in the derivative measurements to a subtle and complex phase separation phenomenon leading to the stabilization of domains having slightly different electronic properties that are related to the ordering of labile oxygen atoms in the YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−d} chain sub-structure.

Why the compound Yba sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 6 is not a superconductor. Pourquoi le compose YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 6 n'est-il pas un supraconducteur

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Gupta, M [Paris-11, Univ., 91 - Orsay (FR); Gupta, R P [CEA Centre d' Etudes Nucleaire de Saclay, 91 - Gif-sur-Yvette (FR). Dept. de Technologie

1989-01-01

A comparative study of the electronic structure of superconducting YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} and non superconducting YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 6} is presented. Our calculation shows that the densities of states at the Cu sites with pyramidal coordination and at its four oxygen neighboring sites in the horizontal planes are very similar in the superconducting and non-superconducting phases. Thus, the bidimensional character is unaltered in the two compounds. However, unlike for YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7}, we find that in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 6}, the Cu atoms of the linear chain sites and the oxygen atoms with which it interacts along the c axis are respectively in the charged state Cu{sup +} and O{sup 2-}; these sites are insulating since the densities of states at the Fermi energy is almost nil. These results suggest the importance of the linear Cu-O chains in the superconducting properties.

Consolidation of powders of the oxide superconductor YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/Ox by high energy-high rate processing

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Persad, C.; Lee, S.J.; Peterson, D.R.; Swinnea, J.S.; Schmerling, M.

1988-01-01

The consolidation response of powders of the superconducting compound YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/Ox is reported. Copper, silver, tin, and Cu-based metallic glass infiltrates have also been employed in preliminary fabricability studies. The processing approach relies on short-duration (< 1s), high-current-density 10000 A/sq.cm, pulse-resistive heating of powders under applied pressures of 200 MPa to 400 MPa. Powders and fabricated disk compacts were characterized by X-ray diffraction, optical and scanning electron microscopy, and resistivity measurements. X-ray diffraction comparisons of starting powder and consolidated material show retention of the single phase 1-2-3 structure and the development of a preferred orientation. In the consolidated pure YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/0x, Tc onsets of 87K were accompanied by broad transitions. Iodometric analyses indicated oxygen depletion in the as-consolidated disks. Observed oxygen-content profiles across the sample thickness had values 0.11< x <0.35. The variation in the peak processing temperature within the disk was found to correlate with the oxygen content profile.

Raman Spectroscopic Studies of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} Coated Conductors

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Choi, Mi Kyeung; Mnh, Nguyen Van; Bae, J. S.; Jo, William; Yang, In Sang [Ewha Womans University, Seoul (Korea, Republic of); Ko, Rock Kil; Ha, Hong Soo; Park, Chan [Korea Electrotecnology Research Institute, Changwon (Korea, Republic of)

2005-04-15

We present results of Raman spectroscopic studies of superconducting YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} (YBCO) coated conductors. Raman scattering is used to characterize optical phonon modes, oxygen content, c-axis misalignment, and second phases of the YBCO coated conductors at a micro scale. A two-dimensional mapping of Raman spectra with transport properties has been performed to elucidate the effect of local propertied on current path and superconducting phase. The information taken from the local measurement will be useful for optimizing the process condition.

Underlying physical aspects of fluctuations in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} grain boundary Josephson junctions

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Stornaiuolo, D. [CNR-INFM Coherentia, Dip. Scienze Fisiche, Universita di Napoli Federico II, 80125 Napoli (Italy); Gambale, E. [Dip. Ingegneria dell' Informazione, Seconda Universita di Napoli, 81031 Aversa (Italy); Bauch, T. [Department of Microelectronics and Nanoscience, MINA, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296 Goeteborg (Sweden); Born, D. [Dip. Ingegneria dell' Informazione, Seconda Universita di Napoli, 81031 Aversa (Italy); Cedergren, K. [Department of Microelectronics and Nanoscience, MINA, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296 Goeteborg (Sweden); Dalena, D. [Dip. Ingegneria dell' Informazione, Seconda Universita di Napoli, 81031 Aversa (Italy); Barone, A.; Tagliacozzo, A. [CNR-INFM Coherentia, Dip. Scienze Fisiche, Universita di Napoli Federico II, 80125 Napoli (Italy); Lombardi, F. [Department of Microelectronics and Nanoscience, MINA, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296 Goeteborg (Sweden); Tafuri, F. [CNR-INFM Coherentia, Dip. Scienze Fisiche, Universita di Napoli Federico II, 80125 Napoli (Italy); Dip. Ingegneria dell' Informazione, Seconda Universita di Napoli, 81031 Aversa (Italy)], E-mail: tafuri@na.infn.it

2008-02-15

High quality YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} biepitaxial grain boundary junctions allowed one of the first evidences of macroscopic quantum behavior and mesoscopic transport in high critical temperature superconductors (HTS) systems. Both these studies touch delicate issues on fluctuations and give important feedback on the understanding of coherent transport of quasiparticles and of the dissipation mechanisms in HTS.

10 GHz R[sub s] measurements of YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7]. Influence of a magnetic field

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Deville, A. (Electronique des Milieux Condenses, Univ. de Provence, 13 Marseille (France)); Fawaz, H. (Electronique des Milieux Condenses, Univ. de Provence, 13 Marseille (France)); Gaillard, B. (Electronique des Milieux Condenses, Univ. de Provence, 13 Marseille (France)); Noel, H. (Chimie du Solide et Inorganique Moleculaire, Univ. de Rennes, 35 Rennes (France)); Potel, M. (Chimie du Solide et Inorganique Moleculaire, Univ. de Rennes, 35 Rennes (France)); Monnereau, O. (Chimie des Materiaux, Univ. de Provence, 13 Marseille (France))

1994-02-01

We examine the 10 GHz surface resistance of YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7] single crystals, without and with a continuous magnetic field up to 2T, in both cases without modulation of the magnetic field. We compare the results in a continuous field with those we obtain using a modulation. The results are briefly discussed. (orig.)

High resolution electron microscopy and electron diffraction of YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7-x/

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Krakow, W.; Shaw, T.M.

1988-01-01

Experimental high resolution electron micrographs and computer simulation experiments have been used to evaluate the visibility of the atomic constituents of YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7-x/. In practice, the detection of oxygen has not been possible in contradiction to that predicted by modelling of perfect crystalline material. Preliminary computer experiments of the electron diffraction patterns when oxygen vacancies are introduced on the Cu-O sheets separating Ba layers show the diffuse streaks characteristic of short range ordering

The role of Ca substitution on the nature of the superconducting transition of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}}

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Jaeckel, S.T.; Lopes, L.F.; Nunes, S.E.; Mendonca, A.P.A.; Lopes, R.F.; Vieira, V.N. [Universidade Federal de Pelotas, RS (Brazil). Inst. de Fisica e Matematica; Pureur, P.; Pimentel Junior, J.L.; Rosa, F.M. [Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS (Brazil). Inst. de Fisica; Ferreira, L.M. [Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC), Santo Andre, SP (Brazil). Centro de Ciencias Naturais e Humanas

2012-07-01

Full text: In this work we report the results of an experimental study about the superconducting transition of Ca- doped YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}}samples. Temperature dependent in-plane resistivity measurements were carried out on Y{sub 1-x}Ca{sub x}Ba{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} single crystals with Ca content x = 0, 0.01, 0.05, 0.10. The samples were studied under hydrostatic pressure conditions (P {<=}15 kbar) and applied magnetic fields (H {<=} 2500 Oe) with H parallel to the c-axis. From the analysis of the contribution of superconducting fluctuations to the electrical conductivity we identified a fluctuation regime described by the small exponent {lambda}{sub cr} = 0.20 in a narrow temperature range immediately above the critical temperature. The origin of this fluctuation regime is still unclear. A possibility is that it may be a precursor to a weakly first-order pairing transition. The evolution of this super-critical regime with pressure and magnetic field for our Ca-doped samples is distinct from results reported in the literature for pure and other divalent substituted YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}}samples. Our results indicate that Ca doping favors the stabilization of the super-critical regime. (author)

Evidence of oxygen content heterogeneity in TSMTG YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}}/Y{sub 2}BaCuO{sub 5} composites by micro-Raman spectrometry

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Delorme, F. [Laboratoire CRISMAT, UMR CNRS 6508, ISMRA, Boulevard du Marechal Juin, 14050 Caen Cedex (France)], E-mail: f.delorme@brgm.fr; Bardeau, J.-F. [Laboratoire de Physique de l' Etat Condense, Faculte des Sciences, Universite du Maine, Avenue Olivier Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans Cedex 09 (France); Harnois, C. [Laboratoire CRISMAT, UMR CNRS 6508, ISMRA, Boulevard du Marechal Juin, 14050 Caen Cedex (France); Monot-Laffez, I. [Laboratoire LEMA, CNRS FRE-2077- CEA-LRC M01 - IUT de Blois, 3 Place Jean Jaures, CS2903, 41029 Blois (France)

2008-03-01

The homogeneity of the oxygen content of TSMTG-YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}}/Y{sub 2}BaCuO{sub 5} composites has been investigated by micro-Raman spectrometry. The Y123 compound has been found to be very sensitive to the laser power, but a laser power of 0.04 mW has been shown to not to be harmful for the samples, even after 2 h of irradiation. Raman spectra have shown that the oxygen content of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}}/Y{sub 2}BaCuO{sub 5} ceramics is not homogeneous at the micrometer scale. In addition, no monotonic decrease of the oxygen content is observed from the periphery to the core of the sample, confirming that the oxygen uptake is not strictly controlled by a diffusion process.

Thermal capacity of ternary oxide YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7-y] in 300-1100 K interval. Teploemkost' trojnogo oksida YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7-y] v intervale 300-1100 K

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Sharpataya, G A; Ozerova, Z P; Kolnovalova, I A; Lazarev, V B; Shaplygin, I S [AN SSSR, Moscow (Russian Federation). Inst. Obshchej i Neorganicheskoj Khimii

1991-08-01

Thermal capacity of YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7-y] samples with different thermal prehistory is measured using a differential scanning calorimeter within 300-1100 K interval. It is shown that the combination of thermal capacity temperature dependence curves in these samples demonstrates reversibility and temperature limits of oxygen absorption and release processes with the corresponding changes of the formular index by oxygen from 6.85-6.90 to 6.35 and vice versa. Thermal capacity anomaly, corresponding to the reversible structural transition from orthorhombic to tetragonal phase with the simultaneous oxygen loss is observed within 630-1000 K interval.

Light induced superconductivity in underdoped YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x}

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Kaiser, Stefan [Max-Planck-Institut fuer die Struktur und Dynamik der Materie, Hamburg (Germany); Max-Planck-Institut fuer Festkoerperforschung, Stuttgart (Germany); 4. Physikalisches Institut und Research Center SCoPE, Uni Stuttgart (Germany); Nicoletti, Daniele; Hunt, Cassi; Hu, Wanzheng; Mankowsky, Roman; Foerst, Michael; Gierz, Isabella; Cavalleri, Andrea [Max-Planck-Institut fuer die Struktur und Dynamik der Materie, Hamburg (Germany); Loew, Toshinao; LeTacon, Mathieu; Keimer, Bernhard [Max-Planck-Institut fuer Festkoerperforschung, Stuttgart (Germany)

2015-07-01

Photo-stimulation with femtosecond mid-infrared pulses allows us to induce an inhomogeneous non-equilibrium superconducting state in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} at temperatures as high as 300 K. Its transient response is probed via THz time-domain spectroscopy. We measure and characterize its complex optical response above and below the superconducting transition temperature T{sub c}: Below T{sub c}, we find an enhancement of the optical signatures of superconducting coherence. Above T{sub c} we find that the incoherent optical properties at equilibrium become highly coherent with optical signatures very similar to the ones for superconductors below T{sub c}. In the course of understanding these observations, ultrafast x-ray experiments at LCLS allow us observing reconstructed crystal structure in the transient superconducting state and the influence of competing CDW-order to the phonon-excitation.

Electrical, magnetic and physical properties of YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7-x/ superconductor/polymer composites

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Fuierer, P.A.; Srinivasan, T.T.; Newnham, R.E.

1988-01-01

A polymer matrix provides a composite with flexibility and improved impact strength as well as protection against humidity and chemical attack. Superconductor/polymer 0-3 composites have been prepared by mixing YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7-x/ powder with silicone rubber, pressing and curing. The resistivities of these composites do not go to zero, however, the magnetic flux exclusion is maintained in the temperature range, T< T/sub c/(--91K). The composite resistivities show percolation behavior and diamagnetism increases with increasing volume fraction of the superconductor filler. The composites exhibit levitation and large diamagnetic susceptibilities

Consolidation of powders of the superconductor YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7-. delta. / by high energy-high rate processing

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Lee, J.Y.; Persad, C.; Swinnea, J.S.; Marcus, H.L.; Steinfink, H. (Texas Univ., Austin, TX (USA). Center for Materials Science and Engineering)

1988-01-01

The consolidation response of powders of the superconducting compound YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7-{delta}/ by itself and admixed with metal powders is reported. The processing approach relies on short duration (2/), pulse resistive heating of powders under applied pressures of 200 MPa to 400 MPa. Powders and fabricated disk concepts were characterized by X-ray diffraction, optical and scanning electron microscopy.

Grain boundary transport properties in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} coated conductors.

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Berghuis, P.; Miller, D. J.; Kim, D. H.; Gray, K. E.; Feenstra, R.; Christen, D. K.

2000-11-02

Critical current data obtained as a function of magnetic field on an isolated grain boundary (GB) of a coated conductor and two other types of bicrystal GBs of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} show a peak in the critical current and an unusual hysteresis. These results provide support for a new mechanism for enhanced GB critical currents, arising from interactions of GB vortices with pinned Abrikosov vortices in the banks of a GB, as suggested by Gurevich and Cooley. A substantial fraction of this enhancement, which can exceed a factor of ten, also occurs upon surpassing the critical current of the grains after zero field cooling. A bulk GB and thin film GBs show qualitatively identical results.

Paramagnetic moments in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ} nanocomposite films

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Dias, F.T.; Vieira, V.N.; Silva, D.L. [Instituto de Física e Matemática, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, C.P. 354, 96010-900 Pelotas, RS (Brazil); Albino Aguiar, J. [Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50670-901 Recife, PE (Brazil); Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência de Materiais, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50670-901 Recife, PE (Brazil); Valadão, D.R.B., E-mail: danielavaladao.ufpe@gmail.com [Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência de Materiais, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50670-901 Recife, PE (Brazil); Obradors, X.; Puig, T. [Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, ICMAB-CSIC, Campus U.A. Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Spain); Wolff-Fabris, F.; Kampert, E. [Dresden High Magnetic Field Laboratory, HZ Dresden-Rossendorf , 01314 Dresden (Germany)

2014-08-15

Highlights: • The paramagnetic Meissner effect was observed in a nanocomposite YBaCuO thin film. • The paramagnetic moments in FC experiments were observed up to 10 T. • The paramagnetic Meissner effect increases when the magnetic field is increased. • Results may be explained based on the flux compression scenario and vortex pinning. • An apparent saturation tendency of the paramagnetic moments could be observed. - Abstract: We report on magnetization studies in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ} thin films with dispersed Ba{sub 2}YTaO{sub 6} nanoparticles. The magnetization measurements were made using a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) and a vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). Magnetic moments were measured as functions temperature using zero-field cooling (ZFC) and field-cooled (FC) prescriptions for magnetic fields up to 10 T applied parallel and perpendicular to the ab planes. A paramagnetic response related to the superconducting state was observed during the FC experiments. This effect, known as paramagnetic Meissner effect (PME), apparently increases when the magnetic field is increased. We discuss our PME results in terms of the strong pinning scenario modulated by Ba{sub 2}YTaO{sub 6} nanoparticles dispersed into the superconducting matrix.

Magnetic transitions in the system YBa2Cu/sub 2.8/Co/sub 0.2/O/sub 6+y/

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Miceli, P.F.; Tarascon, J.M.; Barboux, P.; Greene, L.H.; Bagley, B.G.; Hull, G.W.; Giroud, M.; Rhyne, J.J.; Neumann, D.A.; National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899)

1989-01-01

We have studied the oxygen dependence of the two magnetic transitions (antiferromagnetic ordering of chains and planes) in YBa 2 Cu/sub 2.8/Co/sub 0.2/O/sub 6+y/ using neutron scattering. It is found that both transition temperatures increase with decreasing oxygen concentration. At y approx. 0.37 ( equivalent to y 0 ) the two transition temperatures are equal, so that chains and planes order at a single transition temperature for y less than or equal to y/sub 0/. For y=1 the compound is superconducting at 60 K. Therefore, this system qualitatively exhibits the magnetic and superconducting properties of pure YBa 2 Cu 3 O/sub 6+y/ while providing important insight on the oxygen dependence of chain site magnetic ordering. A discussion is presented which also includes results on Ni and Al substitutions

Thin film YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} junctions with La{sub 2/3}Ca{sub 1/3}MnO{sub 3} barrier

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Hepting, Matthias; Stoehr, Andreas; Werner, Robert; Kleiner, Reinhold; Koelle, Dieter [Physikalisches Institut - Experimentalphysik II and Center for Collective Quantum Phenomena in LISAplus, Universitaet Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 14, 72076 Tuebingen (Germany)

2012-07-01

We report on the fabrication and electric transport properties of thin film YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} (YBCO) junctions with La{sub 2/3}Ca{sub 1/3}MnO{sub 3} (LCMO) barrier. Heteroepitaxial YBCO/LCMO/YBCO multilayers were grown in-situ by pulsed laser deposition and subsequently patterned by photolithography and Ar ion milling to form rectangular junctions with typical area 5 {mu}m x 30 {mu}m. A self-alignment process was used for electrical contact via an Au wiring layer to the upper YBCO electrode, similarly as described. Samples were characterized at temperature T=4.2 K either in magnetically shielded environment or in in-plane magnetic fields B up to the Tesla range. We present and discuss current-voltage-characteristics and measurements of critical current vs B.

Time-resolved X-ray diffraction study on superconducting YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} epitaxially grown on SrTiO{sub 3}

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Luebcke, A.

2007-07-01

In this PhD thesis time-resolved X-ray diffraction in optical pump - X-ray probe scheme was applied for the first time to a High-Temperature Superconductor in the superconducting state. The aim was to study the possible lattice response to optical Cooper pair breaking. As sample a thin YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} film with a superconducting transition temperature of T{sub c}=90 K, epitaxially grown on a SrTiO{sub 3} single crystal was used. (orig.)

Magnetization studies in ceramic YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7-x. Issledovanie namagnichennosti v keramicheskom YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7-x

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Gamtsemlidze, G A; Bibiluri, D I; Gamkrelidze, K P; Mirzoeva, M I; Sharikadze, L A; Shoniya, G K [Tbilisskij Gosudarstvennyj Univ., Tbilisi (Georgia)

1991-05-01

The behaviour of ceramic YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-x} sample magnetization is studied as a function of the external field, prehistory and temperature using the ballistic method. The results obtained are interpreted is terms of the vortex model.

Formation of nanoparticles and defects in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} prepared by the metal organic deposition process

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Goswami, R. [Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375 (United States); SAIC, Washington, DC 20003 (United States)], E-mail: goswami@anvil.nrl.navy.mil; Holtz, R.L. [Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375 (United States); Rupich, M.W. [American Superconductors Inc., Westborough, MA 01581 (United States); Spanos, G. [Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375 (United States)

2007-11-15

Nanoparticles and defects have been investigated using transmission electron microscopy in fully reacted YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} (YBCO), prepared by the metal-organic deposition (MOD) process. Two types of particles, Y{sub 2}O{sub 3} and CuY{sub 2}O{sub 5}, ranging from 10 to 100 nm, have been observed in the YBCO matrix. The YBCO contains a large number of planar defects and a considerable number of (1 1 0) rotational twins. Details of the nanoparticles and defects in the MOD-processed YBCO films are presented in this paper.

High J{sub c} YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} Films via Rapid, Low pO{sub 2} Pyrolysis

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DAWLEY,JEFFREY T.; CLEM,PAUL G.; SIEGAL,MICHAEL P.; OVERMYER,DONALD L.

2000-09-21

In this investigation, YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} (YBCO) films were fabricated via a metal acetate, trifluoroacetic acid based sol-gel route, and spin-coat deposited on (100) LaAlO{sub 3} with a focus on maximizing J{sub c}, while minimizing processing time. We demonstrate that the use of a low pO{sub 2} atmosphere during the pyrolysis stage can lead to at least a tetiold reduction in pyrolysis time, compared to a 1 atm. O{sub 2} ambient. High-quality YBCO films on LaAlO{sub 3}, with J{sub c} values up to 3 MA/cm{sup 2} at 77 K, can be routinely crystallized from these rapidly pyrolyzed films.

Current percolation and the V-I transition in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} bicrystals and granular coated conductors

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Evetts, J E; Hogg, M J; Glowacki, B A; Rutter, N A; Tsaneva, V N [Department of Materials Science and IRC in Superconductivity, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3QZ (United Kingdom)

1999-07-01

There is considerable interest in the dynamics of vortices in granular 'coated conductors' consisting of a 2D network of low angle grain boundaries (LAGBs). The V-I characteristic of the conductor is determined by a combination of flux vortex channelling along the grain boundaries and current percolation within the grain network.In this work it is shown that measurements of viscous flow for a YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} bicrystal LAGB can be applied in a statistical model that predicts the characteristic V-I response for a particular grain-to-grain dispersion of grain boundary angles. (author)

Femtosecond optical detection of quasiparticle dynamics in high- T sub c YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 minus. delta. superconducting thin films

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Han, S.G.; Vardeny, Z.V.; Wong, K.S.; Symko, O.G. (Department of Physics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (USA)); Koren, G. (Department of Physics, Technion, 32000 Haifa (Israel))

1990-11-19

Femtosecond dynamics of photogenerated quasiparticles in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} superconducting thin films shows, at {ital T}{le}{ital T}{sub {ital c}}, two main electronic processes: (i) quasiparticle avalanche production during hot-carrier thermalization, which takes about 300 fsec; (ii) recombination of quasiparticles to form Cooper pairs, which is completed within 5 psec. In contrastr, nonsuperconducting epitaxial films such as PrBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 2}O{sub 7} and YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 6} show regular picosecond electronic response.

Influence of nickel doping on oxygen-ionic conductivity of the n = 1 Ruddlesden-Popper Phases La{sub 1.85}Ca{sub 0.15}(Cu{sub 1−x}Ni{sub x})O{sub 4−δ} (δ = 0.0905)

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Midouni, Adnene [Useful Materials Valorization Laboratory, National Centre of Research in Materials Science, Technologic Park of Borj Cedria, B.P. 73, 8027 Soliman (Tunisia); Université de Tunis El Manar, Campus Universitaire Farhat Hached, B.P. No 94- Rommana, 1068 Tunis (Tunisia); Houchati, Mohamed Ikbal, E-mail: ikb_med@yahoo.fr [Useful Materials Valorization Laboratory, National Centre of Research in Materials Science, Technologic Park of Borj Cedria, B.P. 73, 8027 Soliman (Tunisia); Unité de Recherche Catalyse et Matériaux pour l’Environnement et les Procédés URCMEP (UR11ES85), Faculté des Sciences de Gabès/Université de Gabès, Campus Universitaire Cité Erriadh, Gabès 6072 (Tunisia); Othman, Walid Belhaj [Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie des Matériaux Minéraux et leurs Applications, CNRSM, Technopole de Borj Cedria, B.P. 95, Hammam-Lif 2050 (Tunisia); Chniba-Boudjada, Nassira [Laboratoire de Cristallographie, CNRS, 25 Avenue des Martyrs, BP 166, 3804 Grenoble Cedex 9 (France); Ceretti, Monica; Paulus, Werner [Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux – UMR 5253 – ICG C2M: Chimie et Cristallochimie des Matériaux, Université de Montpellier 2, Case courrier 01504 Place Eugène Bataillon, Bat 15, F-34095 Montpellier cedex 5 (France); and others

2016-08-15

The results of the synthesis and characterization of the optimally doped La{sub 1.85}Ca{sub 0.15}(Cu{sub 1−x}Ni{sub x})O{sub 4-δ} solid solution with x = 0, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 are reported. The versatility of these La{sub 1.85}Ca{sub 0.15}(Cu{sub 1−x}Ni{sub x})O{sub 4−δ} materials is explained on the basis of structural features and the ability to accommodate oxygen nonstoichiometry. According to powder X-ray and neutron diffraction data, La{sub 1.85}Ca{sub 0.15}(Cu{sub 1−x}Ni{sub x})O{sub 4−δ} adopts the tetragonal structure with oxygen vacancies occurring preferentially at the O{sub ap} sites within the {(La/Ca)O} layers of the perovskite blocks and the oxygen deviation from stoichiometry δ was found to be δ=0.0905(6). The bulk conductivity indicated an Arrhenius-type thermally activated process and oxygen vacancies are the possible ionic charge carriers at T=270 °C. An increase of the conductivity was detected when Ni was introduced. With nickel ratio variation, a strong correlation was observed between the Cu(Ni)-O{sub ap} apical bond length variation and the conductivity variation through controlling the O{sup 2−} ion migration. - Highlights: • We report the synthesis and structure of the La{sub 1.85}Ca{sub 0.15}(Cu{sub 1−x}Ni{sub x})O{sub 4−δ} (0≤x≤0.3; δ=0.0905) compounds. • La{sub 1.85}Ca{sub 0.15}(Cu{sub 1−x}Ni{sub x})O{sub 4−δ} (x=0.0, 0.2, 0.3) doped with Ni{sup 2+} have a higher conductivity than undoped La{sub 1.85}Ca{sub 0.15}CuO{sub 4−δ}. • At T=270 °C, sample x=0.3 has the highest conductivity (0.2915 sm{sup −1}).

Effects of junction resistance and counterelectrode material on point-contact tunneling into single- and polycrystalline YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7-y/

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Moog, E.R.; Hawley, M.E.; Gray, K.E.; Liu, J.Z.; Hinks, D.G.; Capone, D.W. II; Downey, J.

1988-06-01

The effects of junction resistance and counterelectrode material on the results of point-contact tunneling studies into single- and polycrystalline YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7-y/ are illustrated. Although reasonably symmetric I(V) curves predominantly indicate energy gap values /Delta/ /approx/ 20 meV, large asymmetries are often found for high-resistance junctions. Very low-resistance junctions show the expected behavior of pure metallic bridge and indicate /Delta/ /approx/ 25-30 meV.

On the origin of the double superconducting transition in overdoped YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O {sub x}

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Lortz, R. [Department of Condensed Matter Physics, University of Geneva, 24 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4 (Switzerland)]. E-mail: Rolf.Lortz@physics.unige.ch; Tomita, T. [Department of Physics, Washington University, CB 1105, One Brookings Dr., St. Louis, MO 63130 (United States); Wang, Y. [Department of Condensed Matter Physics, University of Geneva, 24 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4 (Switzerland); Junod, A. [Department of Condensed Matter Physics, University of Geneva, 24 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4 (Switzerland); Schilling, J.S. [Department of Physics, Washington University, CB 1105, One Brookings Dr., St. Louis, MO 63130 (United States); Masui, T. [Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043 (Japan); Tajima, S. [Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043 (Japan)

2006-02-15

The superconducting transition in a single overdoped, detwinned YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O {sub x} (YBCO) crystal is studied using four different probes. Whereas the AC and DC magnetic susceptibilities find a dominant transition at 88 K with a smaller effect near 92 K, the specific heat and electrical resistivity reveal only a single transition at 88 K and 92 K, respectively. Under hydrostatic pressures to 0.60 GPa these two transitions shift in opposite directions, their separation increasing. The present experiments clearly show that the bulk transition lies at 88 K and originates from fully oxygenated YBCO; the 92 K transition likely arises from filamentary superconductivity in a minority optimally doped phase (<1%) of YBCO located at or near the crystal surface.

Synthesis of Y{sub 1-x}Al{sub x}Ba{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-δ} via combustion route: Effects of Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} nanoparticles on superconducting properties

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Mohd Suan, Mohd Shahadan, E-mail: mohdshahadan@utem.edu.my [Department of Engineering Materials, Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka (Malaysia); Johan, Mohd Rafie [Nanomaterial Engineering Research Group, Advanced Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

2017-02-01

Combustion reaction was used to synthesis Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} nanoparticles embedded Y{sub 1-x}Al{sub x}Ba{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-δ} simultaneously. The effects of Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} nanoparticles with nominal molar mass (x{sub mol}) of 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08 and 0.10 towards the critical current density J{sub C} of Y{sub 1-x}Al{sub x}Ba{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-δ} were verified by magnetic measurement. Resulted XRD patterns revealed that the calcined samples consist of pure Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} and Y{sub 1-x}Al{sub x}Ba{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-δ} phases which had been confirmed by EDX results. The SEM images showed that Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} nanoparticles (~10 nm) were distributed in polycrystalline YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-δ} grains and grain boundaries. The presence of higher concentration of Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} nanoparticles has developed Al{sup 3+} rich spots which diffused within the YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-δ} superconducting matrix to form Y{sub 1-x}Al{sub x}Ba{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-δ} and was confirmed by EDX analysis. The samples were electrically superconducting at temperature above 85 K as measured by using standard four-probe technique. The magnetic field (H) dependent magnetization (M), M-H hysteresis loops measured at 77 K for x{sub mol}≤0.06 samples are significantly improved attributed to the increase of trapped fluxes in the samples. Remarkable increase of magnetic J{sub C} (H) in Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} nanoparticles added samples compared to the as prepared polycrystalline YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-δ} sample indicating strong pinning effect. It is suggested that well-distributed Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} nanoparticles in the polycrystalline YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-δ} matrix achieved via auto-combustion reaction has efficiently pin the magnetic vortex. The magnetic J{sub C} was optimized to ~6 kAcm{sup -2} in x{sub mol}=0.06 sample. On the other hand, insignificant magnetic J{sub C} improvement in x{sub mol}≥0.08 samples is probably resulted from the

Crystal structure and bonding analysis of (La{sub 0.8}Ca{sub 0.2})(Cr{sub 0.9-x}Co{sub 0.1}Cu{sub x})O{sub 3} ceramics

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Thenmozhi, N. [NMSSVN College, Madurai (India). PG and Research Dept. of Physics; Saravanan, R. [The Madura College, Madurai (India). Research Centre and Post Graduate Dept. of Physics; Fu, Yen-Pei [National Dong-Hwa Univ., Hualien, Taiwan (China). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering

2017-07-01

In this article, structural properties and bonding behaviours of codoped lanthanum chromites (La{sub 0.8}Ca{sub 0.2})(Cr{sub 0.9-x}Co{sub 0.1}Cu{sub x})O{sub 3} (x=0.00, 0.03, and 0.12) were investigated in detail. Polycrystalline chromite samples (La{sub 0.8}Ca{sub 0.2})(Cr{sub 0.9-x}Co{sub 0.1}Cu{sub x})O{sub 3} (x=0.00, 0.03, and 0.12) were prepared by a standard solid-state reaction process. The synthesised samples were characterised for their structural, morphological, optical, and magnetic properties using powder XRD, SEM/EDS, UV-Vis, and VSM. XRD data showed that the samples were crystallised into a single phase with orthorhombic structure. Powder profile refinement analysis suggested the reduction in lattice parameters and cell volume with the addition of Cu. The electron density distributions and the bonding features of the prepared samples have been investigated using maximum entropy method (MEM). The mid bond electron density values revealed the enhancement of ionic nature between lanthanum and oxygen ions and a reduction in covalent nature between chromium and oxygen ions. Heterogeneous distribution of particles with different sizes was observed through SEM micrographs. EDS spectra confirms the presence of constituent elements in the prepared samples. Optical band gap values are decreasing with the addition of Cu. Antiferromagnetic ordering was observed from M-H curves obtained at room temperature. The structural and the magnetic properties are correlated.

Defect structures in YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7-x/ produced by electron irradiation

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Kirk, M.A.; Baker, M.C.; Liu, J.Z.; Lam, D.J.; Weber, H.W.

1988-01-01

Defect structures in YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7-x/ produced by electron irradiation at 300 K were investigated by transmission electron microscopy. Threshold energies for the production of visible defects were determined to be 152 keV and 131 keV (+- 7 keV) in directions near the a and b (b>a) axes (both perpendicular to c, the long axis in the orthorhombic structure), respectively. During above threshold irradiations in an electron flux of 3x10/sup 18/ cm/sup -2/ s/sup -1/, extended defects were observed to form and grow to sizes of 10-50 nm over 1000 s in material thickness 20-200 nm. Such low electron threshold energies suggest oxygen atom displacements with recoil energies near 20 eV. The observation of movement of twin boundaries during irradiation just above threshold suggests movement of the basal plane oxygen atoms by direct displacement or defect migration processes. Crystals irradiated above threshold were observed after about 24 hours to have transformed to a structure heavily faulted on planes perpendicular to the c axis

Investigation of the effect of Zn impurities and magnetic field on the spin dynamics in underdoped YBa{sub 2}(Cu{sub 1-y}Zn{sub y}){sub 3}O{sub x}

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Suchaneck, Anton

2009-04-20

This work employs neutron scattering to examine the changes in the spin excitation spectrum of the underdoped high-temperature superconductor YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} which is doped with zinc or subject to a strong magnetic field. Doping levels of x=6.6 and x=6.45 are used with an optional zinc substitution of 2% zinc per copper atom. A detwinning procedure is an important factor in order to reorient all twinning domains of the orthorhombic crystal cell in the same direction. Numerous single crystals were oriented and assembled to create a sample of total mass 2 g neccessary for neutron scattering experiments. The experiments were performed on triple axis neutron scattering spectrometers to measure spin excitations around the antiferromagnetic wave vector at energies up to 50 meV. Zinc substitution and magnetic field influence the spin excitations, which in the pure compound feature the resonance mode, a spin gap and an hour-glass dispersion. Upon zinc substitution the spectrum of YBa{sub 2}(Cu{sub 0.98}Zn{sub 0.02}){sub 3}O{sub 6.6} is quantitatively unchanged around the resonance energy, however its marked temperature onset disappears. At lower energies new induced quasi-static excitations emerge. Similar finding have been observed in other cuprate compounds. The induced excitation exhibit a strong anisotropy in the copper planes. All these results are compared to other experimental techniques which provide comparable experimental evidence. Another compounds examined in this work is the more strongly oxygen underdoped YBa{sub 2}(Cu{sub 0.98}Zn{sub 0.02}){sub 3}O{sub 6.45}. The common bilayer related signal remains unchanged with zinc substitution, however a new inter-plane correlated signal is induced indicating ordering between copper planes. A comparison with other experimental techniques indicated that the superconducting critical temperature is the sole determining factor of the qualitative spin excitation spectrum, no matter what factor are responsible

Secondary phase formation in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} thin films and YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}}/SrTiO{sub 3} superlattices

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Johnson, C.N.L.

1996-06-01

Studies of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} (YBCO) thin films and YBCO/STO superlattices has been performed. The dc magnetron sputtered YBCO single layer investigation concerned the dependence of the secondary phase formation and superconducting transport properties on sputtering target and ambient gas composition. YBCO/STO superlattices, grown by dc and rf magnetron sputtering, respectively, were analyzed with respect to microstructure and formation of secondary phases. The main characterization techniques used in this study have been x-ray diffraction to identify phases and to obtain orientational relationships, scanning electron microscopy to study surface morphology, transmission electron microscopy for microstructural characterization, and energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy for chemical characterization. With the aim to reduce or avoid the formation of copper-rich surface particles and still maintain satisfactory superconducting transport properties, YBCO films were deposited using copper-poor or yttrium-rich sputtering targets in an Ar:O{sub 2} or Ar:O{sub 2}:N{sub 2}O sputtering gas mixture. It was found that the use of yttrium-rich targets and N{sub 2}O in the sputtering gas is a reliable way to achieve smooth films without surface particles and with satisfactory superconducting properties, while the use of copper-poor targets and N{sub 2}O deteriorates those properties. Based on the previous results, YBCO/STO superlattices were grown using yttrium-rich YBCO targets and stoichiometric STO targets, respectively, in a Ar:O{sub 2}:N{sub 2}O sputtering gas mixture. The superlattices were found to have sharp interfaces and no indications of interface reactions were detected. 61 refs, 18 figs, 3 tabs

Correlation of tunneling spectra with surface nanomorphology and doping in thin YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} films

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Sharoni, A.; Millo, O. [Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem (Israel). Racah Inst. of Physics; Koren, G. [Technion-Israel Inst. of Tech., Haifa (Israel). Dept. of Physics

2001-06-01

Tunneling spectra measured on thin epitaxial YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} films are found to exhibit strong spatial variations, showing U- and V-shaped gaps as well as zero-bias conductance peaks typical of a d-wave superconductor. A full correspondence is found between the tunneling spectra and the surface morphology down to a level of a unit-cell step. Splitting of the zero-bias conductance peak is seen in optimally-doped and overdoped films, but not in the underdoped ones, suggesting that there is no transition to a state of broken time-reversal symmetry in the underdoped regime. (orig.)

Scanning micro-Hall probe mapping of magnetic flux distributions and current densities in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7}

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Xing, W.; Heinrich, B. [Simon Fraser Univ., British Columbia (Canada); Zhou, H. [CTF Systems, Inc., British Columbia (Canada)] [and others

1994-12-31

Mapping of the magnetic flux density B{sub z} (perpendicular to the film plane) for a YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} thin-film sample was carried out using a scanning micro-Hall probe. The sheet magnetization and sheet current densities were calculated from the B{sub z} distributions. From the known sheet magnetization, the tangential (B{sub x,y}) and normal components of the flux density B were calculated in the vicinity of the film. It was found that the sheet current density was mostly determined by 2B{sub x,y}/d, where d is the film thickness. The evolution of flux penetration as a function of applied field will be shown.

Ag screen contacts to sintered YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub x/ powder for rapid superconductor characterization

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Moreland, J.; Goodrich, L.F.

1989-01-01

The authors have developed a new method for making current contacts and voltage taps to YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub x/ sintered pellets for rapid superconductor characterization. Ag wire screens are interleaved between calcined powder sections and then fired at 930 0 C to form a composite pellet for resistivity and critical current measurements. The Ag diffuses into the powder during the sintering process forming a proximity contact that is permeable to O/sub 2/. Contact surface resistivities (area-resistance product) range from 1 to 10μΩ-cm/sup 2/ at 77 K for the Ag-powder interface. In this configuration, current can be uniformly injected into the ends of the pellet through the bonded Ag screen electrodes. Also, Ag screen voltage contacts, which span a cross section of the pellet, may provide an ideal geometry for detecting voltage drops along the pellet, minimizing current transfer effects

Interaction of plasma-sprayed YBa/sub y/Cu/sub 3/0/sub x/ coatings with alumina substrates

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Moreau, C; Parent, L; Dallaire, S; Champagne, B

1989-01-01

Superconducting YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub x/ coatings can be obtained by plasma spraying. Since the as-sprayed coatings do not have an appropriate crystalline structure and are not superconducting, a thermal treatment must be done for crystallizing them in the appropriate YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub x/ phase. During heat treatment, reactions between the substrate and coating occur and in some cases, may prevent superconducting properties to be obtained. In the present study, YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O sub/x/ coatings have been deposited on alumina substrates by plasma spraying and heat treated under flowing oxygen at 950/sup 0/C for different periods of time. The modification in coating microstructure has been investigated after different heat treatments. A degradation mechanism of superconducting coatings is proposed. 14 refs., 7 figs., 2 tabs.

Influence of iodine insertion on the YBaCuO superconducting properties

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Mokhtari, M.; Perrin, C.; Pena, O.; Sergent, M. (Lab. de Chimie du Solide et Inorganique Moleculaire, Univ. de Rennes 1, 35 (France))

1992-11-01

YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub x] (x=6, 6.7 and 7) have been treated under iodine vapours, in evacuated silica tubes. After iodination, YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 6] exhibits a tetragonal/orthorhombic structural transition and becomes superconducting with T[sub c] increasing up to 70 K; the T[sub c] of YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 6.7] increases progressively from 63 K up to 80 K while the inductive amplitude decreases correlatively; for YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7] only a slight quantity of iodine is inserted in the sample, which does not change the T[sub c] of 91 K, but provokes an important decrease of the inductive amplitude. EDS and SEM observations are used to test the homogeneity of the bromine insertion in the pellets and in the microcrystals. (orig.).

Nonlinear resistivity in a d-wave superconductor YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 4}O{sub 8} of sub-micron scale grains

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Deguchi, H; Shoho, T; Kato, Y; Ashida, T; Mito, M; Takagi, S [Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu 804-8550 (Japan); Hagiwara, M [Faculty of Engineering and Design, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto 606-8585 (Japan); Koyama, K, E-mail: deguchi@tobata.isc.kyutech.ac.jp [Faculty of Integrated Arts and Science, The University of Tokushima 770-8502 (Japan)

2011-07-20

The d-wave ceramic YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 4}O{sub 8} superconductor composed of sub-micron size grains is considered as random Josephson-coupled network of 0 and {pi} junctions and shows successive phase transitions. The upper transition occurs inside each grain at T{sub c1} = 82 K and the lower transition occurs among the grains at T{sub c2} = 66 K. We measured the temperature dependence of the current-voltage characteristics of the ceramic YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 4}O{sub 8} and derived the linear and nonlinear resistivity. The nonlinear resistivity {rho}{sub 2} and {rho}{sub 4} have finite values between T{sub c1} and T{sub c2} and have the peak at the same temperature T{sub p} = 70 K above T{sub c2}. The result agrees with the theoretical one obtained by Li and DomInguez. They interpreted T{sub p} as the crossover temperature from the normal state phase to a chiral paramagnetic one.

Microstructural and magnetic studies on BaMg{sub x}Zn{sub x}X{sub 2x}Fe{sub 12−4x}O{sub 19} (X=Zr,Ce,Sn) prepared via mechanical activation method to act as a microwave absorber in X-band

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Afghahi, Seyyed Salman Seyyed [Department of Engineering, Imam Hossein University, Tehran (Iran, Islamic Republic of); Jafarian, Mojtaba, E-mail: m.jafarian@iau-shahrood.ac.ir [Department of Material Engineering, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran (Iran, Islamic Republic of); Atassi, Yomen [Department of Applied Physics, Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology, Damascus (Syrian Arab Republic)

2016-05-15

In this study, doped barium hexaferrite with the composition of BaMg{sub x}Zn{sub x}X{sub 2x}Fe{sub 12−4x}O{sub 19} (where x= 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9 and X= Zr, Ce, Sn) was prepared via mechanical activation. X-ray diffractometer (XRD), FTIR spectrophotometer, Field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) and vector network analyzer (VNA) were used to analyze its phases, structure, electromagnetic and microwave absorption properties respectively. Based on the results, single phase barium hexaferrite was obtained in all cases after milling the mixed powders for 20 h plus calcination at 1000 °C for 5 h. Morphology of the particles in all of the doped samples was completely hexagonal shape and they had an appropriate distribution. It was found that the sample of BaMg{sub 0.9}Zn{sub 0.9}Zr{sub 1.8}Fe{sub 8.4}O{sub 19} with saturation magnetization and coercive force of 37.3 emu/g and 94 Oe respectively possessed the maximum reflection loss of −19.3 dB at 12.3 GHz with 1.7 GHz bandwidth. - Highlights: • The mechanical activation method was used to prepare: BaMg{sub x}Zn{sub x}X{sub 2x}Fe{sub 12−4x}O{sub 19}(X=Zr, Ce, and Sn) with values of xequal to 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, and 0.9. • Morphology of the particles in all of the doped samples was completely hexagonal shape and they had an appropriate distribution. • BaMg{sub 0.9}Zn{sub 0.9}Zr{sub 1.8}Fe{sub 8.4}O{sub 19} possesses the maximum reflection loss of −19.3 dB at 12.3 GHz with 1.7 GHz bandwidth.

Study of the halogenation of EuBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 6]. Etude de l'halogenation de EuBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 6

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Kabeya, D.T. (Rennes-1 Univ., 35 (France). Lab. de Chimie du Solide et Inorganique Moleculaire); Mokhtari, M. (Rennes-1 Univ., 35 (France). Lab. de Chimie du Solide et Inorganique Moleculaire); Perrin, C. (Rennes-1 Univ., 35 (France). Lab. de Chimie du Solide et Inorganique Moleculaire); Sergent, M. (Rennes-1 Univ., 35 (France). Lab. de Chimie du Solide et Inorganique Moleculaire); Grushko, Yu. (Russian Academy of Sciences, Gatchina (Russian Federation). Nuclear Physics Inst.); Kokovina, L. (Russian Academy of Sciences, Gatchina (Russian Federation). Nuclear Physics Inst.); Rozhniakova, N. (Russian Academy of Sciences, Gatchina (Russian Federation). Nuclear Physics Inst.)

1994-11-01

Sintered samples of EuBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 6] have been halogenated at low temperature (t<300 C) by treatments under NF[sub 3] or CCl[sub 4] flow diluted in nitrogen, or by reaction with iodine in sealed tubes. Such mild conditions of synthesis allowed to avoid the decomposition of the material during the reactions. The incorporation of the halogen in the sample has been evidenced by the weight gain, by the evolution of the unit-cell parameters and by SEM and EDS analyses. After fluorination and chlorination, the samples become superconducting, but no superconducting behaviour is observed after iodination. These results are compared to the ones previously obtained during the halogenation of YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 6]. (orig.).

Improving chemical solution deposited YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} film properties via high heating rates

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Siegal, M.P.; Dawley, J.T.; Clem, P.G.; Overmyer, D.L

2003-12-01

The superconducting and structural properties of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} (YBCO) films grown from chemical solution deposited (CSD) metallofluoride-based precursors improve by using high heating rates to the desired growth temperature. This is due to avoiding the nucleation of undesirable a-axis grains at lower temperatures, from 650 to 800 deg. C in p(O{sub 2})=0.1%. Minimizing time spent in this range during the temperature ramp of the ex situ growth process depresses a-axis grain growth in favor of the desired c-axis orientation. Using optimized conditions, this results in high-quality YBCO films on LaAlO{sub 3}(1 0 0) with J{sub c}(77 K) {approx} 3 MA/cm{sup 2} for films thicknesses ranging from 60 to 140 nm. In particular, there is a dramatic decrease in a-axis grains in coated-conductors grown on CSD Nb-doped SrTiO{sub 3}(1 0 0) buffered Ni(1 0 0) tapes.

Influence of various parameters on the elaboration of superconducting oxides. Influence de divers parametres sur la synthese d'oxydes supraconducteurs

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Remy, F; Monnereau, O; Vacquier, G; Sorbier, J P; Fournel, A [Aix-Marseille-1 Univ., 13 - Marseille (FR); Mokrani, R [Aix-Marseille-3 Univ., 13 - Marseille (FR)

1989-01-01

Several oxides able to give rise to a high T{sub c} superconductivity have been studied. Samples were prepared in both series: La(Ba{sub 2-x}La{sub x}) Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7+y} and YBa{sub 2} (Cu{sub 3-x}Ag{sub x})O{sub 7-y}. The evolution of the resistance versus the composition has been studied on sintered samples. The results assess the importance of the experimental conditions of the synthesis. In the system La(Ba{sub 2-x}La{sub x})Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7+y} our results complete the work of Segre et al. and precise composition at which the superconductivity transition disappear for the profit of the semiconductive behaviour. The samples YBa{sub 2}(Cu{sub 3-x}Ag{sub x})O{sub 7-y} has for x = 0 electrical properties very dependent of the thermal treatment. Some characteristic data are shown. The partial substitution of Cu by Ag for x {ge} 1 enables to keep the superconducting behaviour.

Out-of-substrate plane orientation control of thin YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O {sub x} films on NdGaO{sub 3} tilted-axes substrates

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Mozhaev, Peter B. [Institute of Physics and Technology RAS, Moscow 117218 (Russian Federation) and Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, DK-2800 (Denmark)]. E-mail: pbmozh@nm.ru; Mozhaeva, Julia E. [Institute of Physics and Technology RAS, Moscow 117218 (Russian Federation); Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, DK-2800 (Denmark); Bdikin, Igor K. [Institute of Solid State Physics RAS, Chernogolovka, Moscow distr., 142432 (Russian Federation); CICECO, University of Aveiro, Aveiro 3810-193 (Portugal); Kotelyanskii, Iosif M. [Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics RAS, Moscow 125009 (Russian Federation); Lusanov, Valery A. [Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics RAS, Moscow 125009 (Russian Federation); Hansen, Jorn Bindslev [Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, DK-2800 (Denmark); Jacobsen, Claus S. [Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, DK-2800 (Denmark); Kholkin, Andrey L. [CICECO, University of Aveiro, Aveiro 3810-193 (Portugal)

2006-02-01

Epitaxial heterostructures YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O {sub x}(YBCO)/CeO{sub 2}/NdGaO{sub 3} were prepared on tilted-axes NdGaO{sub 3} substrates using laser ablation technique. Morphology, crystal structure and electrical properties of the obtained films were characterized. The seeding mechanisms are affected by the tilt angle, resulting in superior YBCO films on NdGaO{sub 3} substrates in an intermediate range of tilt angles of 6-14{sup o}. The introduction of CeO{sub 2} layer leads to change of the YBCO film orientation: at low deposition rate c-oriented films are formed, while at high deposition rates the film grows with c-axis tilted along the [1 1 0] NdGaO{sub 3} direction. Bi-epitaxial films and structures were prepared by removal of part of the CeO{sub 2} layer using ion-beam milling.

Critical current density of strained multilayer thin films of Nd sub 1. 83 Ce sub 0. 17 CuO sub x /YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 minus. delta

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Gross, R.; Gupta, A.; Olsson, E.; Segmueller, A.; Koren, G. (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598 (USA))

1990-07-09

The superconducting transport properties of strained multilayer thin films of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}}/ Nd{sub 1.83}Ce{sub 0.17}CuO{sub {ital x}}, grown heteroepitaxially by laser ablation deposition, are reported. For individual layer thicknesses below a critical layer thickness of about 250 A, coherency strain removes the orthorhombic distortion in the YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} layers and makes them twin-free. Zero-field critical current densities as high as 1.1{times}10{sup 7} A/cm{sup 2} at 77 K have been measured for the YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} layers. Flux pinning energies at zero temperature and zero magnetic field in the range of 80--140 meV have been found.

Bi-epitaxial YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} Thin Films on Tilted-axes NdGaO{sub 3} Substrates with CeO{sub 2} Seeding Layer

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Mozhaev, P B [Institute of Physics and Technology RAS, 117218, Moscow (Russian Federation); Mozhaeva, J E [Institute of Physics and Technology RAS, 117218, Moscow (Russian Federation); Jacobsen, C S [Technical University of Denmark, Physics Department, Lyngby, DK-2800, Denmark (Denmark); Hansen, J Bindslev [Technical University of Denmark, Physics Department, Lyngby, DK-2800, Denmark (Denmark); Bdikin, I K [CICECO, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193 (Portugal); Luzanov, V A [Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Moscow, 125009 (Russian Federation); Kotelyanskii, I M [Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Moscow, 125009 (Russian Federation); Zybtsev, S G [Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Moscow, 125009 (Russian Federation)

2006-06-01

Bi-epitaxial YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} (YBCO) thin films with out-of-plane tilt angle in the range 18 - 27{sup 0} were manufactured using pulsed laser deposition on NdGaO{sub 3} tilted-axes substrates with CeO{sub 2} seeding layers. The YBCO thin film orientation over the seeding layer depended on deposition conditions. Removal of the seeding layer from part of the substrate surface by ionbeam etching resulted in formation of a bi-epitaxial thin film with different c-axis orientation of two parts of the film. The bi-epitaxial film orientation and structure were studied using X-ray diffraction techniques, and surface morphology was observed with atomic force microscope (AFM). Photolithography and ion-beam etching techniques were used for patterning bi-epitaxial thin films. Electrical characterization of the obtained structures was performed.

Critical current through grain boundary of metal oxide superconductors YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7-. delta. Kriticheskij tok cherez granitsu zeren metallooksidnykh sverkhprovodnikov YBa sub 2 Cu3O sub 7-. delta

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Ermolov, S N; Kislov, N A; Marchenko, V A [and others

1989-06-01

Josephson junction with characteristics, corresponding to sandwich type structure is produced at 78 K at the link of large YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} crystallite with fine-grain structure. J{sub c}(H) dependence on the thermomagnetic prehistory is explained with regard to scattering fields of magnetic flux captured by grains.

Rapid processing method for solution deposited YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} thin films

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Dawley, J.T.; Clem, P.G.; Boyle, T.J.; Ottley, L.M.; Overmyer, D.L.; Siegal, M.P

2004-02-01

YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} (YBCO) films, deposited on buffered metal substrates, are the primary candidate for second-generation superconducting (SC) wires, with applications including expanded power grid transmission capability, compact motors, and enhanced sensitivity magnetic resonance imaging. Feasibility of manufacturing such superconducting wires is dependent on high processing speed, often a limitation of vapor and solution-based YBCO deposition processes. In this work, YBCO films were fabricated via a new diethanolamine-modified trifluoroacetic film solution deposition method. Modifying the copper chemistry of the YBCO precursor solution with diethanolamine enables a hundredfold decrease in the organic pyrolysis time required for MA/cm{sup 2} current density (J{sub c}) YBCO films, from multiple hours to {approx}20 s in atmospheric pressure air. High quality, {approx}0.2 {mu}m thick YBCO films with J{sub c} (77 K) values {>=}2 MA/cm{sup 2} at 77 K are routinely crystallized from these rapidly pyrolyzed films deposited on LaAlO{sub 3}. This process has also enabled J{sub c} (77 K)=1.1 MA/cm{sup 2} YBCO films via 90 m/h dip-coating on Oak Ridge National Laboratory RABiTS textured metal tape substrates. This new YBCO solution deposition method suggests a route toward inexpensive and commercializable {approx}$10/kA m solution deposited YBCO coated conductor wires.

YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} microwave resonators for strong collective coupling with spin ensembles

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Ghirri, A., E-mail: alberto.ghirri@nano.cnr.it [Istituto Nanoscienze - CNR, Centro S3, via Campi 213/a, 41125 Modena (Italy); Bonizzoni, C.; Affronte, M. [Dipartimento Fisica, Informatica e Matematica, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia and Istituto Nanoscienze - CNR, Centro S3, via Campi 213/a, 41125 Modena (Italy); Gerace, D.; Sanna, S. [Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pavia, via Bassi 6, 27100 Pavia (Italy); Cassinese, A. [CNR-SPIN and Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Napoli Federico II, 80138 Napoli (Italy)

2015-05-04

Coplanar microwave resonators made of 330 nm-thick superconducting YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} have been realized and characterized in a wide temperature (T, 2–100 K) and magnetic field (B, 0–7 T) range. The quality factor (Q{sub L}) exceeds 10{sup 4} below 55 K and it slightly decreases for increasing fields, remaining 90% of Q{sub L}(B=0) for B = 7 T and T = 2 K. These features allow the coherent coupling of resonant photons with a spin ensemble at finite temperature and magnetic field. To demonstrate this, collective strong coupling was achieved by using di(phenyl)-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)iminoazanium organic radical placed at the magnetic antinode of the fundamental mode: the in-plane magnetic field is used to tune the spin frequency gap splitting across the single-mode cavity resonance at 7.75 GHz, where clear anticrossings are observed with a splitting as large as ∼82 MHz at T = 2 K. The spin-cavity collective coupling rate is shown to scale as the square root of the number of active spins in the ensemble.

Out-of-plane tilted Josephson junctions of bi-epitaxial YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O {sub x} thin films on tilted-axes NdGaO{sub 3} substrates with CeO{sub 2} seeding layer

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Mozhaev, Peter B. [Institute of Physics and Technology RAS, Moscow 117218 (Russian Federation) and Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby DK-2800 (Denmark)]. E-mail: pbmozh@nm.ru; Mozhaeva, Julia E. [Institute of Physics and Technology RAS, Moscow 117218 (Russian Federation); Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby DK-2800 (Denmark); Bdikin, Igor K. [CICECO, University of Aveiro, Aveiro 3810-193 (Portugal); Kotelyanskii, Iosif M. [Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics RAS, Moscow 125009 (Russian Federation); Luzanov, Valery A. [Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics RAS, Moscow 125009 (Russian Federation); Zybtsev, Sergey G. [Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics RAS, Moscow 125009 (Russian Federation); Hansen, Jorn Bindslev [Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby DK-2800 (Denmark); Jacobsen, Claus S. [Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby DK-2800 (Denmark)

2006-03-15

Bi-epitaxial heterostructures YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O {sub x}(YBCO)/CeO{sub 2}/NdGaO{sub 3} were prepared on tilted-axes NdGaO{sub 3} substrates using laser ablation technique. The heterostructures were patterned for electrical measurements using photolithography and ion-beam milling. Electrical anisotropy of the YBCO film was tested on the ion-beam etched surface. Bi-epitaxial junctions with four different orientations of the bi-epitaxial border were fabricated and studied. The measured I V curves showed flux-flow behavior with critical current density 2.5 x 10{sup 4} A/cm{sup 2} for the twist-type junctions and 1.5 x 10{sup 3} A/cm{sup 2} for [1 0 0]-tilt type junctions.

Magneto-transport properties of La{sub 0.75}Ca{sub 0.15}Sr{sub 0.1}MnO{sub 3} with YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7–δ} addition

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Zghal, E. [Laboratoire de Physique des Matériaux, Université de Sfax, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, B. P. 1171, 3000 Sfax (Tunisia); Koubaa, M., E-mail: mohamedkoubaa@yahoo.fr [Laboratoire de Physique des Matériaux, Université de Sfax, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, B. P. 1171, 3000 Sfax (Tunisia); Berthet, P. [Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et Matériaux d’Orsay, Bâtiment 410 Université Paris-Sud XI, 15 rue Georges Clémenceau, 91405 Orsay Cedex (France); Sicard, L. [ITODYS, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS UMR 7086, 15 rue Jean Antoine de Baïf, 75205 Paris (France); Cheikhrouhou-Koubaa, W. [Laboratoire de Physique des Matériaux, Université de Sfax, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, B. P. 1171, 3000 Sfax (Tunisia); Decorse-Pascanut, C. [Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et Matériaux d’Orsay, Bâtiment 410 Université Paris-Sud XI, 15 rue Georges Clémenceau, 91405 Orsay Cedex (France); Cheikhrouhou, A. [Laboratoire de Physique des Matériaux, Université de Sfax, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, B. P. 1171, 3000 Sfax (Tunisia); and others

2016-09-15

We report the structural, magnetic, electrical and magentoresistance properties of (La{sub 0.75}Ca{sub 0.15}Sr{sub 0.1}MnO{sub 3}){sub 1−x}(YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ}){sub x} (with x=0, 0.025, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3) composites synthesized through sol–gel method. The powder X-ray diffraction patterns indicate no evidence of reaction between La{sub 0.75}Ca{sub 0.15}Sr{sub 0.1}MnO{sub 3} (LCSMO) and YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ} (YBCO). The addition of YBCO induces a reduction of the total magnetization while the Curie temperature remains almost constant (∼312 K). The behavior of the electrical resistivity evolves differently depending on the doping level. Above the paramagnetic–insulating transition temperature the resistivity data were best-fitted by using the adiabatic small polaron and variable range hopping models. Ferromagnetic–metallic regime in the composites seems to emanate from the electron–phonon or/and electron–magnon scattering processes. With increasing the YBCO doping content (until x=0.1), the positive magnetoresistance (MR) of YBCO phase dominates the negative MR of LCSMO one, which gives rise to the decreasing of MR of the composites. - Highlights: • LCSMO compound possess an orthorhombic-distorted structure (Pbnm space group). • YBCO crystallizes in orthorhombic structure (Pmmm space group). • Resistivity increases with increasing YBCO content in LCSMO/YBCO composites. • A detailed analysis of the transport mechanisms. • Coexistence of positive and negative MR in the composites.

Y{sub 2}BaCuO{sub 5} particle distribution in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-y} grains of melt growth processed YBCO oxides; Y{sub 2}BaCuO{sub 5}-Partikelverteilung in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-y}-Koernern durch das Melt-Growth-Verfahren verarbeiteter YBCO-Oxide

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Kim, Chan-Joong; Park, Soon-Dong [Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon (Korea, Republic of). Neutron Science Div.; Park, Hai-Woong [Korea Univ. of Technology and Education, Chungnam (Korea, Republic of). College of Energy, Materials and Chemical Engineering

2013-02-01

Y{sub 2}BaCuO{sub 5} (Y211) particle distribution within YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-y} (Y123) grains of YBCO samples melt growth (MG) processed was examined. To understand the processing variables on the Y211 distribution, a cooling rate (R{sub C}=1 K/h to R{sub C}=20 K/h) through a peritectic temperature (T{sub p} = 1010 C), a precursor powder size and composition were changed. Two different Y211 distributions (a linear x-like track and planar butterfly-like pattern) were observed, depending on the processing variables. The linear x-like Y211 tracks were observed in the Y123 samples prepared using a stoichiometric Y123 precursor, whereas the planar butterfly-like Y211 patterns were observed in the Y{sub 1.8}Ba{sub 2.4}Cu{sub 3.4}O{sub 7-d} (Y1.8) samples prepared using an Y211-excess composition precursor. The track and planar Y211 patterns were clearer at lower R{sub C} (slower growth rate of Y123 grains) and for the smaller Y211 particles. In contrast, the random Y211 distribution was dominant at the higher R{sub C} and for the larger Y211 particles. The Y211 distribution patterns in the Y123 grains were explained in terms of the interfacial energy difference among growing Y123 fronts. (orig.)

Microstructure of edge-type Josephson junctions with PrBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7-x] barrier layer

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Lebedev, O I; Vasiliev, A L; Kiselev, N A [Inst. of Crystallography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russia); Mazo, L A; Gaponov, S V; Paveliev, D G; Strikovsky, M D [Inst. of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novgorod (Russia)

1992-08-01

HREM investigations of edge Josephson junctions (EJJ) with PrBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7-x] barrier layer (PB) were performed. All layers (superconducting YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7-x]) (Y1) and (Y2), insulating PrBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7-x] (PI) and barrier (PB) were obtained by laser ablation. The edges were formed by ion sputtering using a fotoresist mask. EJJ shows Josephson conductivity at Tc=77 K, giving j[sub c]=10[sup 4] A/cm[sup 2] at U[sub c]=50 [mu]V. Cross-sectional images show that Y1, PI and PB layers are single crystalline with the c-axis normal to the substrate surface. The Y2 layer in the regions of a multilayered structure is polycrystalline. The PB/Y1 interface is characterised by APB line boundaries; it is inclined to the substrate by 20-35deg. (orig.).

Enhanced flux pinning properties in superconducting YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−z} films by a novel chemical doping approach

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Wang, W.T., E-mail: wtwang@swjtu.edu.cn [Key Laboratory of Magnetic Levitation and Maglev Trains (Ministry of Education of China), Superconductivity R and D Center (SRDC), Southwest Jiaotong University, Mail Stop 165, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031 (China); Pu, M.H.; Lei, M.; Zhang, H.; Wang, Z. [Key Laboratory of Magnetic Levitation and Maglev Trains (Ministry of Education of China), Superconductivity R and D Center (SRDC), Southwest Jiaotong University, Mail Stop 165, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031 (China); Zhang, H. [Department of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871 (China); Cheng, C.H. [Key Laboratory of Magnetic Levitation and Maglev Trains (Ministry of Education of China), Superconductivity R and D Center (SRDC), Southwest Jiaotong University, Mail Stop 165, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031 (China); Superconductivity Research Group, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wale, Sydney, 2052 NSW (Australia); Zhao, Y., E-mail: yzhao@swjtu.edu.cn [Key Laboratory of Magnetic Levitation and Maglev Trains (Ministry of Education of China), Superconductivity R and D Center (SRDC), Southwest Jiaotong University, Mail Stop 165, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031 (China); Superconductivity Research Group, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wale, Sydney, 2052 NSW (Australia)

2013-10-15

Highlights: • Pure and Co-doped YBCO films were prepared by newly-developed chemical method. • The doped films have much denser and smoother surface microstructures. • Significantly enhanced fux-pinning properties have been obtained for dilute Co-doped flm. -- Abstract: Pure and cobalt-doped superconducting YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−z} (YBCO) films were prepared on (0 0 l) LaAlO{sub 3} substrate by a newly developed polymer-assisted metal organic deposition method. The cobalt-doped YBCO films display much denser and smoother surface microstructures and the superconducting transition temperature T{sub c} spans a small range of 1.7 K with the doping levels. Significantly enhanced flux-pinning properties have been obtained for dilute cobalt-doped film. This may be attributed to the good grain connections and the effective flux pinning centers introduced by cobalt doping.

Magnetic and electronic properties of YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub x (6. 5

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Puempin, B.; Keller, H.; Kuendig, W.; Savic, I.M.; Schneider, J.W.; Simmler, H.; Zimmermann, P. (Physik-Inst., Univ. Zurich (Switzerland)); Kaldis, E.; Rusiecki, S. (Lab. fuer Festkoerperphysik, ETH Zurich (Switzerland)); Rossel, C. (IBM Research Div., Zurich Research Lab., Rueschlikon (Switzerland)); Forgan, E.M. (School of Physics and Space Research, Univ. of Birmingham (UK))

1990-10-15

A systematic study of the local magnetic field distribution p(B) in the perovskite-type superconductor YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} is presented. Special attention is given to the second moment <{Delta}B{sup 2}> of p(B) which is closely related to the superconducting carrier density n{sub s} and the effective mass m{sup *} of the superconducting carriers. The influence of temperature, anisotropy and hole doping are investigated in detail. It is found that the temperature dependence of the magnetic penetration depth in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} is in agreement with conventional s-wave pairing and suggests strong coupling. The anisotropic behavior of p(B) is well described by a theory for uniaxial type II superconductors, with an anisotropy ratio {gamma}{approx equal}5(1). Moreover, the zero-temperature values {lambda}{sub ab}(0)=130(10) nm and {lambda}{sub c}(0){approx equal}500-800 nm (penetration depth for screening currents flowing in the ab-planes and along the c-axis, respectively) were extracted from our data. {mu}SR experiments performed on oxygen deficient samples indicate that the structural and electronic properties of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} are strongly correlated via the oxygen content x. (orig.).

Raman study of the effect of water vapor during low-temperature annealing on the structure and electrophysical properties of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub y}

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Bobylev, I.B., E-mail: bobylev@imp.uran.ru; Ponosov, Yu.S.; Zyuzeva, N.A.

2015-11-01

The effects of an interaction of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub y} (123) with water vapors at a temperature 200 °C on the structure and electrophysical properties of the compound have been examined by Raman spectroscopy. It has been found that the penetration of water into the 123-type causes the transition of the compound from an oxide to a hydride-oxide-hydroxide, which is accompanied with transformation to the 124 pseudotype phase. Direct evidence has been obtained for the incorporation of OH{sup −}-groups in the 123-structure. After the interaction with water, the materials with high oxygen content (y ≥ 6.5) retain their superconductivity and exhibit two-magnon scattering in Raman spectra, which is not typical for them. Short-term recovery annealing followed by oxidation removes the water from the compound structure, which leads to the disappearance of the spin fluctuation spectra. At the same time, the structural defects are partially preserved. These manifest themselves through some peculiarities in the Raman spectra and are apparently pinning centers of magnetic vortices. A model of a splitting of the Cu–O chains and a formation of the 124-like phase in water-intercalated 123-structure has been proposed. This mechanism supposes the dissociation of the OH{sup −}-groups and the filling in the copper vacancies by protons. - Highlights: • Absorbing water at 200 °C, the Y-123 ceramics transforms to H{sub x}YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub y}(OH){sub z}. • The incorporation of water in the Y-123 (y ≥ 6.5) leads to the well magnetic peak. • For the Y-123 with y < 6.5 the OH{sup −}-groups occupy the vacancies of several types. • The OH{sup −}-groups are oriented along the c-axis.

Effect of microwave-enhanced superconductivity in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} bi-crystalline grain boundary weak-links

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Fu, C.M.; Chen, C.M.; Lin, H.C. [National Chiao-Tung Univ., Taiwan (China)] [and others

1994-12-31

We have studied systematically the effect of microwave irradiation on the temperature dependent resistivity R(T) and the current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-x} (YBCO) bicrystalline grain boundary weak-links (GBWLs), with grain boundary of three different tilt angles. The superconducting transition temperature, T{sub c}, has significant enhancement upon microwave irradiation. The microwave enhanced T{sub c} is increased as a function of incidence microwave power, but limited to an optimum power level. The GBWLs of 45{degrees} tilt boundary has shown to be most sensitive to the microwave irradiation power, and the GBWLs of 36.8{degrees} tilt boundary has displayed a moderate response. In contrast, no enhancement of T{sub c} was observed in the GBWLs of 24{degrees} tilt boundary, as well as in the uniform films. Under the microwave irradiation, the R(T) dependence is hysteretic as the transition taken from superconducting state to normal state and vice versa. Mechanisms associated with the redistribution of nonequilibrium quasiparticles under microwave irradiation are discussed.

Transesterification of palm oil on K{sub y}Mg{sub 1} {sub -} {sub x}Zn{sub 1} {sub +} {sub x}O{sub 3} catalyst: Effect of Mg-Zn interaction

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Olutoye, M.A.; Hameed, B.H. [School of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang (Malaysia)

2010-06-15

The Mg-Zn interaction effect of K{sub y}Mg{sub 1} {sub -} {sub x}Zn{sub 1} {sub +} {sub x}O{sub 3} heterogeneous type catalyst and its performance on transesterification of palm oil have been studied using the response surface methodology and the factorial design of experiments. The catalyst was synthesized using the co-precipitation method and the activity was assessed by transesterification of palm oil into fatty acid methyl esters. The ratio of the Mg/Zn metal interaction, temperature and time of calcination were found to have positive influence on the conversion of palm oil to fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) with the effect of metal to metal ratio and temperature of calcination being more significant. The catalytic activity was found to decrease at higher calcination temperature and the catalyst type K{sub 2}Mg{sub 0.34}Zn{sub 1.66}O{sub 3} with Mg/Zn ratio of 4.81 gave FAME content of 73% at a catalyst loading of 1.404 wt.% of oil with molar ratio of methanol to oil being 6:1 at temperature of 150 C in 6 h. A regression model was obtained to predict conversions to methyl esters as a function of metal interaction ratio, temperature of calcination and time. The observed activity of the synthesized catalyst was due to its synergetic structure and composition. (author)

Progress towards all-chemical superconducting YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7}-coated conductors

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Obradors, X [Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona, CSIC Campus de la UAB, 08193 Bellaterra (Spain); Puig, T [Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona, CSIC Campus de la UAB, 08193 Bellaterra (Spain); Pomar, A [Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona, CSIC Campus de la UAB, 08193 Bellaterra (Spain)

2006-03-15

Chemical solution deposition (CSD) has recently emerged as a very competitive technique for obtaining epitaxial films of high quality with controlled nanostructure. In particular, the all-CSD approach is considered to be one of the most promising approaches for cost-effective production of second-generation superconducting wires. The trifluoroacetate (TFA) route is a very versatile route for achieving epitaxial YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} (YBCO) layers with high critical currents. In this work, recent advances towards improvement of the performance of several conductor architectures based on the YBCO TFA process will be presented. We show that new improved anhydrous TFA precursors allow a significant shortening of the pyrolysis time ({approx}1.5 h), and we have increased the total film thickness in a single deposition using polymeric additives. On the other hand, further understanding of the YBCO nucleation and growth process has allowed us to obtain a controlled microstructure and high critical currents (J{sub c}{approx}4-5 MA cm{sup -2} and I{sub c}{approx}300 A cm{sup -1} width at 77 K). The growth conditions (CSD) and post-processing conditions (sputtering and CSD) for the underlying oxide cap and buffer layers (CeO{sub 2}, BaZrO{sub 3}, SrTiO{sub 3}, La{sub 2}Zr{sub 2}O{sub 7} (La,Sr)MnO{sub 3}) and of self-organized nanostructures (CeO{sub 2}, BaZrO{sub 3}) deposited by CSD have been investigated to obtain high-quality interfaces in multilayered systems. Different single-crystal or metallic substrates (YSZ-IBAD (yttrium stabilized zirconia-ion beam assisted deposition) and Ni-RABiT (rolling assisted biaxial texturing)) have been investigated and long ({approx}10 m) CSD biaxially textured buffers (CeO{sub 2}, La{sub 2}Zr{sub 2}O{sub 7}) have been grown on Ni-RABiT substrates using a reel-to-reel system. High-performance TFA-YBCO-coated conductors have been obtained on vacuum-based buffer layers (I{sub c}{approx}140 A cm{sup -1} width) and on CSD buffer layers

Optical characterization of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ} thin film modified gold nanoparticles

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Naujok, P.; Katzer, C. [Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Solid State Physics, Helmholtzweg 5, 07743 Jena (Germany); Schmidl, G., E-mail: gabriele.schmidl@ipht-jena.de [Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena (Germany); Jatschka, J.; Fritzsche, W. [Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena (Germany); Schmidl, F. [Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Solid State Physics, Helmholtzweg 5, 07743 Jena (Germany)

2015-12-01

Highlights: • Different thick YBCO layers allow an active control of particle sizes and density distributions on film surfaces. • The gold volume on the YBCO film surface decreases with increasing YBCO layer thickness. • Combining SEM and dark-field microscopy via image processing. • Clear correlation of scattering spectrum and addressed particles supporting by a new Ti-marker technology. - Abstract: We report on the influence of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ} (YBCO) thin films on the self-organized formation of gold nanoparticles. A thickness variation of the YBCO film allows one to actively control the size of the particles and their density distribution. In this context, the particle forming process is discussed. The YBCO matrix can be removed in order to reduce the particle density on the substrate. The remaining modified particles can be used in plasmonic applications. Combining scanning electron microscopy and dark-field microscopy permits one to identify a correlation of the measured scattering spectra with the physical properties of each studied particle. A clear assignment of spectrum and particle is supported by a new Ti-marker technology and image processing. Growth parameters allow the scientist to tune the spectral peak position of the plasmon resonance and the spectral bandwidth.

LaNiO{sub 3} buffer layers for high critical current density YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} and Tl{sub 2}Ba{sub 2}CaCu{sub 2}O{sub 8{minus}{delta}} films

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Carlson, C.M.; Parilla, P.A.; Siegal, M.P.; Ginley, D.S.; Wang, Y.; Blaugher, R.D.; Price, J.C.; Overmyer, D.L.; Venturini, E.L.

1999-10-01

We demonstrate high critical current density superconducting films of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} (YBCO) and Tl{sub 2}Ba{sub 2}CaCu{sub 2}O{sub 8{minus}{delta}} (Tl-2212) using LaNiO{sub 3} (LNO) buffer layers. YBCO films grown on an LNO buffer layer have only a slightly lower J{sub c} (5 K, H=0) than films grown directly on a bare LaAlO{sub 3} substrate. YBCO films grown on LNO buffer layers exhibit minor microstructural disorder and enhanced flux pinning. LNO-buffered Tl-2212 samples show large reductions in J{sub c} at all temperatures and fields compared to those grown on bare LaAlO{sub 3}, correlating to both {ital a}-axis grain and nonsuperconducting phase formation. LNO could be a promising buffer layer for both YBCO and Tl-based superconducting films in coated conductor applications. {copyright} {ital 1999 American Institute of Physics.}

Microstructure and properties of in-situ rf sputtered YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} thin films for microwave applications

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Reagor, D.W.; Houlton, R.J.; Garzon, F.H.; Hawley, M.; Raistrick, I.D. [Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States); Piza, M.E. [Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science

1992-06-01

The residual surface resistance of a number of films of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7}, prepared by off-axis sputtering onto MgO substrates, has been measured using parallel-plate resonator technique. Deposition conditions were kept constant, apart from the substrate temperature. There is no correlation between surface resistance and other important microscopic parameters, such as T{sub c} and c-axis lattice parameter. There is, however, a trend to higher R{sub s} with increasing volume fraction of in-plane misoriented material, although the correlation is not perfect. Furthermore, we have found that most of the misoriented material is localized at the film substrate interface and therefore is probably not responsible for most of the RF losses. The data suggest that at higher deposition temperatures, there is an increasing tendency for 45{degrees}-misoriented material to appear in the films, and it may be that a significant fraction of this material is present closer to the free film surface. STM qualitatively supports this conclusion.

Yttrium-enriched YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} thin films for coated conductors fabricated by pulsed laser deposition

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Khoryushin, Alexey V., E-mail: khoryushin@ya.ru [Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby (Denmark); Mozhaev, Peter B.; Mozhaeva, Julia E.; Andersen, Niels H. [Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby (Denmark); Grivel, Jean-Claude [Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, DK-4000 Roskilde (Denmark); Hansen, Jørn Bindslev; Jacobsen, Claus S. [Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby (Denmark)

2013-02-14

Highlights: ► YBCO films were fabricated by PLD from targets of various elemental compositions. ► The Y-enriched films contain yttria nanoparticles which provide efficient pinning. ► The best film has 5.5× higher j{sub c}(5 T,50 K) = 2.6MA/cm{sup 2} comparing with a reference film. ► The Y-enriched films remain c-oriented up to 500 nm. ► Films demonstrate no j{sub c} suppression with thickness and remarkable stability with time. -- Abstract: The effects of excess yttria on the structural and electrical properties of the YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} (YBCO) thin films are studied. The films were deposited on (LaAlO{sub 3}){sub 0.3}–(Sr{sub 2}AlTaO{sub 8}){sub 0.7} substrates by pulsed laser ablation from targets with different elemental composition. An increase of yttrium content of the target leads to formation of porous films with significantly improved current-carrying capabilities. Structural studies of these films reveal presence of yttria nanoparticles embedded into the YBCO matrix. The highest obtained critical current density in an external magnetic field of 5 T was 2.6 MA/cm{sup 2} at 50 K and 9.4 MA/cm{sup 2} at 20 K. The fabricated Y-enriched YBCO films remain c-oriented at least up to 600 nm thickness with no significant suppression of the critical current density.

Synthesis, thermal and electrical properties of Al-doped Bi{sub 4}V{sub 1.8}Cu{sub 0.2}O{sub 10.7}

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Essalim, R.; Ammar, A.; Tanouti, B. [Laboratoire des Sciences des Matériaux Inorganiques et leurs Applications (LASMIA), Equipe Matériaux à Faible Dimensionnalité(EMAFAD), Faculté des Sciences, Semlalia, Av. My Abdellah, B.P. 2390 Marrakech (Morocco); Mauvy, F., E-mail: fabrice.mauvy@cnrs.fr [Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux (ICMCB) CNRS UPR 9048, Université de Bordeaux, 87, Av. Dr A. Schweitzer, 33608 Pessac (France)

2016-08-15

Partial substitution of copper with aluminum in Bi{sub 4}V{sub 1.8}Cu{sub 0.2}O{sub 10.7} has led to the Bi{sub 4}V{sub 1.8}Cu{sub 0.2−x}Al{sub x}O{sub 10.7+x/2} solid solution. X-ray diffraction and thermal analysis have shown that the compounds with x=0.05 and x=0.10 are tetragonal with γ′ form of Bi{sub 4}V{sub 2}O{sub 11}, while the compound with x=0.15 is of β polymorph. The effect of Al{sup 3+} doping on electrical conductivity has been studied using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy. The electrical conductivity of doped samples along with the amount of Al{sup 3+} has been studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in the temperature range 250–700 °C. The slope changes observed in the Arrhenius plots agree with the microstructural transitions occurring in these compounds. The highest ionic conductivity values are obtained for the sample with x=0.05. - Graphical abstract: Arrhenius plots of the electrical conductivity of the of Bi{sub 4}V{sub 1.8}Cu{sub 0.2−x}Al{sub x}O{sub 10.7+x/2} compounds. Display Omitted.

Magnetic and transport properties of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} - La{sub 0.7}Ca{sub 0.3}MnO{sub 3} heterostructures

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Mustafa, Luqman

2016-11-25

The exploration of interface properties in complex oxide heterostructures and superlattices is one of the new exciting fields in condensed matter sciences. This is particularly originating from the technological advances in synthesizing heterostructures with atomic scale precision by advanced thin film deposition techniques. There is a plethora of novel achievements culminating in unexpected results, such as generating artificial multifunctional materials with the prominent example of the appearance of interface electrical conductivity and even superconductivity in between insulating films (SrTiO{sub 3} - LaAlO{sub 3}). In this thesis a special case of heterostructures is treated. Here, heterostructures composed of superconducting YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} and half-metallic ferromagnetic La{sub 2/3}Ca{sub 1/3}MnO{sub 3} are investigated and the interplay of the two long-range antagonistic ordering principles - superconductivity and ferromagnetism - is intended to be studied. Whereas the physics of such structures with the CuO{sub 2} planes of the superconducting YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} oriented parallel to the substrate plane (i.e. the short coherence length of the superconductor, ξ{sub c} ∝ 0.1 nm is facing the interface perpendicular) has been explored in great detail, little is known in the case of the CuO{sub 2} planes oriented perpendicular to the substrate plane and thus ξ{sub ab} ∝ 1.6 nm is pointing perpendicular to the interface. In the former case, the properties of the heterostructures and superlattices are determined by an interplay of charge transfer and orbital reconstruction, but the mechanisms occurring in the latter case are unknown so far. Prior to elaborated experiments to study the interface properties at an atomistic scale, the technology of fabricating such structures has to be accomplished and their macroscopic properties (structure, transport and magnetic properties) have to be investigated. It is the goal of this thesis to

Interaction of RBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub x (R = Y or Nd) coatings with alumina and zirconia substrates. [YBaCuO; NdBaCuO

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Moreau, C; Parent, L; Champagne, B; Dallaire, S [National Research Council of Canada, Industrial Materials Research Inst., Boucherville, PQ (Canada)

1989-12-10

As-deposited YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} coatings by plasma spraying are not superconducting because of their inadequate crystalline structure and low oxygen content. A post-deposition heat treatment in oxygen is required to restore the appropriate superconducting YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} structure. During heat treatment, deterimental reactions between coatings and substrates may occur and lead to the degradation or destruction of the coating superconducting properties. In the present paper, interactions of RBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} (R = Y, Nd) coatings with alumina and zirconia substrates are examined. The modifications of the coating electrical properties and microstructure are studied using X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive X-ray analysis and resistivity measurements. Coating degradation is shown to occur by diffusion of the barium atoms out of the coating leading to the formation of Y{sub 2}BaCuO{sub 5} and CuO in yttrium-based coatings, and to the formation of nonstoichiometric Nd{sub 1+y}Ba{sub 2-y}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} and CuO in neodymium-based coatings. The coating degradation is more important on alumina substrates that on zirconia substrates for both yttrium- and neodymium-based coatings. (orig.).

Effect of magnetic ion Ni doping for Cu in the CuO{sub 2} plane on electronic structure and superconductivity on Y123 cuprate

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Cao Shixun; Li Pinglin; Cao Guixin; Zhang Jincang

2003-05-15

The YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3-x}Ni{sub x}O{sub 7-{delta}} with x=0-0.4 have been studied using positron annihilation technique. The changes of positron annihilation parameters with the Ni substitution concentration x are given. From the change of electronic density n{sub e} and T{sub c}, it would prove that the localized carriers (electron and hole) in Cu-O chain and CuO{sub 2} planes have enormous influence on superconductivity by affecting charge transfer between the reservoir layer and CuO{sub 2} planes.

Evolution of the specific-heat anomaly of the high-temperature superconductor YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} under the influence of doping through application of pressure up to 10 GPa

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Lortz, Rolf [Department of Condensed Matter Physics, University of Geneva, 24 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4 (Switzerland); Junod, Alain [Department of Condensed Matter Physics, University of Geneva, 24 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4 (Switzerland); Jaccard, Didier [Department of Condensed Matter Physics, University of Geneva, 24 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4 (Switzerland); Wang, Yuxing [Department of Condensed Matter Physics, University of Geneva, 24 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4 (Switzerland); Meingast, Christoph [Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institut fuer Festkoerperphysik, 76021 Karlsruhe (Germany); Masui, Takahiko [Superconductivity Research Laboratory-ISTEC, 10-13 Shinonome I-Chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135 (Japan); Tajima, Setsuko [Superconductivity Research Laboratory-ISTEC, 10-13 Shinonome I-Chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135 (Japan)

2005-07-06

The evolution of the specific-heat anomaly in the overdoped range of a single crystal of the high-temperature superconductor YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} has been studied under the influence of pressure up to 10 GPa, using AC calorimetry in a Bridgman-type pressure cell. We show that the specific-heat jump as well as the bulk T{sub c} are reduced with increasing pressure in accordance with a simple charge-transfer model. This new method enables us through pressure-induced charge transfer to study the doping dependence of the superconducting transition, as well as the evolution of the superconducting condensation energy on a single stoichiometric sample without adding atomic disorder.

YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-x} thin films prepared by chemical solution deposition

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Apetrii, Claudia

2009-11-25

The discovery of superconductivity in ceramic materials by Bednorz and Mueller in early 1987, immediately followed by Wu et al., who showed that YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-x} (YBCO) becomes superconducting (92 K) well above the boiling point of nitrogen (77 K) created a great excitement in superconductivity research. Potential applications of high T{sub c}-superconductors require large critical currents and high-applied magnetic fields. Effective ways to increase the critical current density at high magnetic fields in YBCO are the introduction of nanoparticles and chemical substitution of yttrium by other rare earth elements. Since low costs and environmental compatibility are essential conditions for the preparation of long length YBCO films, the cost effective chemical solution deposition (CSD) procedure was selected, given that no vacuum technology is required. To reveal the flexibility and the good optimization possibilities of the CSD approach two main processes were chosen for comparison: a fluorine-free method, namely the polymer-metal precursor technique, and a fluorine-based method, the metalorganic deposition (MOD) using the trifluoroacetates (TFA) technique. Sharp transition temperature widths {delta}T{sub c} of 1.1 K for the polymer metal method, 0.8 K for TFA method and critical current densities J{sub c} of {approx}3.5 MA/cm{sup 2} shows that high quality YBCO thin films can be produced using both techniques. Especially interesting is the magnetic field dependence of the critical current density J{sub c}(B) of the Y(Dy)BCO (80 %) films showing that for the lower magnetic fields the critical current density J{sub c}(B) is higher for a standard YBCO film, but at fields higher than 4.5 T the critical current density J{sub c}(B) of Y(Dy)BCO is larger than that for the YBCO. Above 8 T, J{sub c}(B) of the Y(Dy)BCO film is more than one order of magnitude higher than in pure YBCO film. (orig.)

Oxygen isotope effect in YBa2Cu3O7 prepared by burning YBa2Cu3 in 16O and 18O

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Yvon, Pascal J.; Schwarz, R. B.; Pierce, C. B.; Bernardez, L.; Conners, A.; Meisenheimer, R.

1989-04-01

We prepared YBa2Cu3 powder by ball milling a 2:1 molar mixture of the intermetallics BaCu and CuY. We synthesized YBa2Cu3(16O)7-x and YBa2Cu3(18O)7-x by oxidizing the YBa2Cu3 powder in 16O and 18O. The 16O/18O ratios were determined by laser-ionization and sputtering-ionization mass spectroscopy. The YBa2Cu3(160)7-x sample had 99.8 at. %16O, and the YBa2Cu3(18O)7-x sample had 96.5 at. %18O. Susceptibility measurements of the superconducting transition temperature (Tc=91.7 K for 16O; half-point transition at 84 K show an isotope effect of 0.4+/-0.1 K.

Record critical current densities in IG processed bulk YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub y} fabricated using ball-milled Y{sub 2}Ba{sub 1}Cu{sub 1}O{sub 5} phase

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Muralidhar, Miryala; Kenta, Nakazato; Murakami, Masato [Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Superconducting Materials Laboratory, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo (Japan); Zeng, XianLin; Koblischka, Michael R. [Institute of Experimental Physics, Saarland University, Saarbruecken (Germany); Diko, Pavel [Institute of Experimental Physics, Material Physics Laboratory, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice (Slovakia)

2016-02-15

The infiltration-growth (IG) technique enables the uniform and controllable Y{sub 2}BaCuO{sub 5} (Y211) secondary phase particles formation within the YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub y} (Y123) matrix. Recent results clarified that the flux pinning performance of the Y123 material was dramatically improved by optimizing the processing conditions during the IG process. In this paper, we adapted the IG technique and produced several samples with addition of nanometer-sized Y211 secondary phase particles, which were produced by a ball milling technique. We found that the performance of the IG processed Y123 material dramatically improved in the low field region for a ball milling time of 12 h as compared to the samples without a ball milling step. Magnetization measurements showed a sharp superconducting transition with an onset T{sub c} at around 92 K. The critical current density (J{sub c}) at 77 K and zero field was determined to be 224 022 Acm{sup -2}, which is higher than the not ball-milled sample. Furthermore, microstructural observations exhibited a uniform microstructure with homogenous distribution of nanosized Y-211 inclusions within the Y-123 matrix. The improved performance of the Y-123 material can be understood in terms of fine distribution of the secondary phases. (copyright 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH and Co. KGaA, Weinheim)

High performance GdBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-z} film preparation by non-fluorine chemical solution deposition approach

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Wang, W.T.; Pu, M.H.; Wang, W.W. [Key Laboratory of Magnetic Levitation and Maglev Trains (Ministry of Education of China), Superconductivity R and D Center (SRDC), Mail Stop 165, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031 (China); Zhang, H. [Department of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871 (China); Cheng, C.H. [Key Laboratory of Magnetic Levitation and Maglev Trains (Ministry of Education of China), Superconductivity R and D Center (SRDC), Mail Stop 165, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031 (China)] [Superconductivity Research Group, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wale, Sydney, 2052 NSW (Australia); Zhao, Y., E-mail: yzhao@swjtu.edu.cn [Key Laboratory of Magnetic Levitation and Maglev Trains (Ministry of Education of China), Superconductivity R and D Center (SRDC), Mail Stop 165, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031 (China)] [Superconductivity Research Group, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wale, Sydney, 2052 NSW (Australia)

2011-11-15

Biaxially textured GdBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7}-z films with Tc above 93 K have been prepared on (0 0 l) by non-fluorine CSD approach. Nanoparticles with homogeneous distribution are introduced into the GdBCO films as effective pinning centers. A high Jc (77 K, 0 T) of 2.28 MA/cm{sup 2} with slow decreasing Jc-B behavior is observed in the films. Biaxially textured GdBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-z} (GdBCO) films with T{sub c} above 93 K have been prepared on (0 0 l) LaAlO{sub 3} substrate by self-developed non-fluorine polymer-assisted chemical solution deposition (PA-CSD) approach. The GdBCO films show smooth and crack-free morphology. Many nanoscale particles with homogeneous distribution are observed in the GdBCO films, which have not been observed yet in the YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-z} (YBCO) films prepared by the same processing technique. Besides a high J{sub c} (77 K, 0 T) of 2.28 MA/cm{sup 2}, the optimized GdBCO films show a better J{sub c}-B behavior and an improved high-field J{sub c}, compared to the YBCO films.

Studies of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 6+x} degradation and surface conductivity properties by Scanning Spreading Resistance Microscopy

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Truchly, Martin, E-mail: martin.truchly@fmph.uniba.sk [Department of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, 84248 Bratislava (Slovakia); Plecenik, Tomas; Krsko, Ondrej; Gregor, Maros; Satrapinskyy, Leonid; Roch, Tomas; Grancic, Branislav; Mikula, Marian [Department of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, 84248 Bratislava (Slovakia); Dujavova, Agata; Chromik, Stefan [Institute of Electrical Engineering, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 84104 Bratislava (Slovakia); Kus, Peter; Plecenik, Andrej [Department of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, 84248 Bratislava (Slovakia)

2012-12-14

Local surface conductivity properties and surface degradation of c-axis oriented YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 6+x} (YBCO) thin films were studied by Scanning Spreading Resistance Microscopy (SSRM). For the surface degradation studies, the YBCO surface was cleaned by ion beam etching and the SSRM surface conductivity map has been subsequently repeatedly measured over several hours in air and pure nitrogen. Average surface conductivity of the scanned area was gradually decreasing over time in both cases, faster in air. This was explained by oxygen out-diffusion in both cases and chemical reactions with water vapor in air. The obtained surface conductivity images also revealed its high inhomogenity on micrometer and nanometer scale with numerous regions of highly enhanced conductivity compared to the surroundings. Furthermore, it has been shown that the size of these conductive regions considerably depends on the applied voltage. We propose that such inhomogeneous surface conductivity is most likely caused by varying thickness of degraded YBCO surface layer as well as varying oxygen concentration (x parameter) within this layer, what was confirmed by scanning Auger electron microscopy (SAM). In our opinion the presented findings might be important for analysis of current-voltage and differential characteristics measured on classical planar junctions on YBCO as well as other perovskites.

Morphology, structure, and electrical properties of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} thin films on tilted NdGaO{sub 3} substrates, deposited by DC-sputtering

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Mozhaev, Peter B. [Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics RAS, Moscow 125009 (Russian Federation)]. E-mail: pbmozh@nm.ru; Kotelyanskii, Iosif M. [Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics RAS, Moscow 125009 (Russian Federation); Luzanov, Valery A. [Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics RAS, Moscow 125009 (Russian Federation); Mozhaeva, Julia E. [Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics RAS, Moscow 125009 (Russian Federation); Donchev, Todor [Institute of Electronics BAS, Sofia (Bulgaria); Mateev, Emil [Institute of Electronics BAS, Sofia (Bulgaria); Nurgaliev, Timur [Institute of Electronics BAS, Sofia (Bulgaria); Bdikin, Igor K. [Institute of Solid State Physics RAS, Chernogolovka, Moscow 142432 (Russian Federation); Department of Ceramic and Glass Engineering, CICECO, University of Aveiro, Aveiro 3810-193 (Portugal); Narymbetov, Bakhyt Zh. [Complex Institute of Natural Sciences UzAS, Nukus (Uzbekistan)

2005-02-15

Thin YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} (YBCO) films were deposited using DC-sputtering technique on NdGaO{sub 3} substrates, tilted from (1 1 0) orientation by 0-26 deg . The structure and surface quality of the substrates were carefully characterized to obtain reliable results of thin films deposition. Structural, morphological and electrical properties of the YBCO thin films show three different ranges of inclination angle: vicinal, intermediate and high. In the vicinal range the properties of the film are generally the same as of the standard films deposited on (1 1 0) NdGaO{sub 3} substrate. An increase of the inclination angle to the intermediate range results in a significant improvement of morphology and structural quality of the film. Best electrical parameters are measured for the films of the intermediate range also. Probable reason for such behavior is simultaneous and regular seeding of the film in the joints of facets on the substrate surface. Further increase of inclination angle leads to step bunching and oxygen out-diffusion, destroying both structural and electrical perfection of the tilted-axes YBCO film.

Growth of simplified buffer template on flexible metallic substrates for YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-δ} coated conductors

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Xue, Yan; Zhang, Ya-Hui; Zhang, Fei; Zhao, Rui-Peng [State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054 (China); Wang, Hui [Applied Research Laboratory of Superconduction and New Material, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 (China); Xiong, Jie, E-mail: jiexiong@uestc.edu.cn [State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054 (China); Tao, Bo-Wan [State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054 (China)

2016-07-15

A much simplified buffer structure, including a three-layer stack of LaMnO{sub 3}/MgO/composite Y{sub 2}O{sub 3}–Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}, was proposed for high performance YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-δ} (YBCO) coated conductors. In this structure, biaxially textured MgO films were prepared on solution deposition planarized amorphous substrate through ion-beam-assisted deposition (IBAD) technology. By the use of in situ reflection high-energy electron diffraction monitor, X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscope, the influence of deposition parameters, such as film deposition rate, ion penetrate energy and ion beam flux, on crystalline orientation, texture, lattice parameter and surface morphology was systematically investigated. Moreover, stopping and range of ion in mater simulation was performed to study the effects of ion bombardment on MgO films. By optimizing IBAD process parameters, the best biaxial texture showed ω-scan of (002) MgO and Φ-scan of (220) MgO yield full width at half maximum values of 2.4° and 3.7°, indicating excellent biaxial texture. Subsequently, LaMnO{sub 3} films were directly deposited on the IBAD-MgO template to improve the lattice mismatch between MgO and YBCO. Finally, YBCO films grown on this simplified buffer template exhibited a critical current density of 2.4 MA/cm{sup 2} at 77 K and self-field, demonstrating the feasibility of this buffer structure. - Highlights: • Simplified buffer structure for YBCO coated conductors. • Growth of biaxially textured MgO films on flexible amorphous substrates. • Studying the influence of film deposition rate, ion energy and ion beam flux on the development of biaxial texture. • Demonstrating highly oriented YBCO films with a critical current density of 2.4 MA/cm{sup 2} at self-field and 77 K.

Growth orientation and superconducting properties of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} films prepared by the low-fluorine sol-gel process

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Lei Li; Zhao Gaoyang; Xu Hui; Zhao Juanjuan, E-mail: leili813@gmail.co [School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi' an University of Technology, Xi' an 710048 (China)

2010-08-15

YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} (YBCO) films were deposited on (100)-oriented LaAlO{sub 3} (LAO) single crystal substrates by the dip-coating process using low-fluorine solution. Their microstructures were characterized with the aid of X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. Their superconducting properties were measured by the standard four-probe method. The experiment results show that the film obtained under high enough humidity conditions exhibits better c-axis texture and superconducting properties than the film under a relatively low humidity conditions. Based on the classical nucleation and chemical reaction thermodynamics theory, the underlying crystalline and growth mechanisms of YBCO films under certain humidity conditions are explained in combination with our experimental results. It is suggested that the unreacted intermediate phases such as BaF{sub 2} and CuO aggregated in the YBCO grain boundary will cause lattice distortion in the YBCO matrix and further induce the formation of a-axis oriented YBCO grains as crystallization proceeds. Therefore, it is believed that the relative content of water vapor within the heat-treatment atmosphere plays quite an important role in the preparation of c-axis oriented YBCO film with good superconducting properties. (semiconductor materials)

Microstructural and compositional analysis of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} films grown by MOCVD before and after GCIB smoothing

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Hatzistergos, M.S.; Efstathiadis, H.; Reeves, J.L.; Selvamanickam, V.; Allen, L.P.; Lifshin, E.; Haldar, P

2004-06-15

The microstructural and compositional evolution of thick (>1 {mu}m) high temperature superconducting YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-x} (YBCO) films grown on single crystal SrTiO{sub 3} substrates by the metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) process was investigated by focused ion beam microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and atomic force microscopy. This study showed that as the MOCVD YBCO film thickness increased above 0.5 {mu}m, defects such as second phase particles, pores, and misaligned grains preferentially nucleated and grew at the YBCO surface. A portion of this defective top layer was eliminated from all the samples using a gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) process that first removed material with a focused argon cluster beam. Next, an oxygen cluster beam was used to smooth the surface and re-oxygenate the YBCO. Comparing the critical current (I{sub c}) measured before and after GCIB processing showed that the I{sub c} remained the same, and even improved, when part of the defective top layer was removed. This microstructural and electromagnetic 'dead layer' is believed to be responsible for the overall I{sub c} decrease of MOCVD YBCO films thicker than 0.5 {mu}m.

Substrate decoration for improvement of current-carrying capabilities of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} thin films

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Khoryushin, Alexey V., E-mail: khoryushin@ya.ru [Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DTU Building 309, Kgs. Lyngby DK-2800 (Denmark); Mozhaev, Peter B.; Mozhaeva, Julia E. [Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DTU Building 309, Kgs. Lyngby DK-2800 (Denmark); Bdikin, Igor K. [Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro (Portugal); Zhao, Yue [Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, DK-4000 Roskilde (Denmark); Andersen, Niels H.; Jacobsen, Claus S.; Hansen, Jørn Bindslev [Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DTU Building 309, Kgs. Lyngby DK-2800 (Denmark)

2013-03-15

Highlights: ► Effects of substrate decoration on properties of YBCO thin films were studied. ► Y{sub 2}O{sub 3} nanoparticles, ultra-thin Y{sub 2}O{sub 3} and Y:ZrO{sub 2} layers were used as decoration layer. ► Decoration improves j{sub C} (5 T and 50 K) up to 0.97 MA/cm{sup 2} vs. 0.76 MA/cm{sup 2} for a reference film. ► Ultra-thin layer of yttria and yttria nanoparticles have a similar effect on YBCO. ► Y{sub 2}O{sub 3} decoration results in power law coefficient α = 0.3 vs. α = 0.4 for a reference film. -- Abstract: The effects of substrate decoration with yttria and Y:ZrO{sub 2} on the structural and electrical properties of the YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} (YBCO) thin films are studied. The films were deposited on (LaAlO{sub 3}){sub 3}–(Sr{sub 2}AlTaO{sub 8}){sub 7} substrates by pulsed laser deposition. Two different structures of decoration layer were applied, a template layer of nanoparticles and an uniform ultra-thin layer. Significant improvement of current-carrying capabilities was observed, especially at high external magnetic fields. Structural studies of these films reveal the presence of extended linear defects in the YBCO matrix. The formation of these structures is attributed to seeding of randomly oriented YBCO grains due to suppression of epitaxy in the very beginning of the deposition. The films of both kinds of decoration layers show nearly the same improvement of j{sub C} over the reference film at 77 and 50 K: j{sub C} (5T and 50 K) reaches 0.92 and 0.97 MA/cm{sup 2} for uniform and template decoration layers. At 5 and 20 K the effect of template decoration layers is more beneficial: j{sub C} (5T and 20 K) values are 3.5 and 4.1 MA/cm{sup 2}, j{sub C} (5T and 5 K) values are 6.4 and 7.9 MA/cm{sup 2}, for uniform and template decoration layers, respectively.

Conductivity fluctuation and superconducting parameters of the YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3-} {sub x} (PO{sub 4}) {sub x} O{sub 7-} {sub {delta}} material

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Rojas Sarmiento, M.P. [Grupo de Fisica de Nuevos Materiales, Departamento de Fisica, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, AA 14490, Bogota DC (Colombia); Uribe Laverde, M.A. [Grupo de Fisica de Nuevos Materiales, Departamento de Fisica, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, AA 14490, Bogota DC (Colombia); Vera Lopez, E. [Grupo de Superficies, Electroquimica y Corrosion, UPTC, Tunja (Colombia); Landinez Tellez, D.A. [Grupo de Fisica de Nuevos Materiales, Departamento de Fisica, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, AA 14490, Bogota DC (Colombia); Roa-Rojas, J. [Grupo de Fisica de Nuevos Materiales, Departamento de Fisica, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, AA 14490, Bogota DC (Colombia)]. E-mail: jroar@unal.edu.co

2007-09-01

Synthesis of the YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3-} {sub x} (PO{sub 4}) {sub x} O{sub 7-} {sub {delta}} superconducting material by the standard solid-state reaction is reported. DC resistivity measurements reveal the improvement of the critical temperature (T {sub C}) when substitution of phosphate in the Cu sites is performed. A bulk T {sub C}=97 K was determined by the criterion of the maximum in the temperature derivative of electrical resistivity. Structure characterization by means the X-ray diffraction technique shows the crystalline appropriated distribution of PO{sub 4} into the CuO{sub 2} superconducting planes. In order to examine the effect of phosphates on the pairing mechanism close to T {sub C}, conductivity fluctuation analysis was performed by the method of logarithmic temperature derivative of the conductivity excess. We found the occurrence of Gaussian-like fluctuations. The correlations of the critical exponents with the dimensionality of the fluctuation system for each Gaussian regime were performed by using the Aslamazov-Larkin theory. The Ginzburg number for this superconducting material is predicted and the critical magnetic fields, critical current density and the jump in the specific heat at the critical temperature are theoretically determined.

High-field paramagnetic Meissner effect up to 14 T in melt-textured YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7–δ}

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Dias, F.T., E-mail: fabio.dias@ufpel.edu.br [Instituto de Física e Matemática, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Caixa Postal 354, 96010-900, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil); Vieira, V.N. [Instituto de Física e Matemática, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Caixa Postal 354, 96010-900, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil); Wolff-Fabris, F.; Kampert, E. [Dresden High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 01314, Dresden (Germany); Gouvêa, C.P.; Campos, A.P.C.; Archanjo, B.S. [National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (Inmetro), Material Metrology Division, 25250-020, Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil); Schaf, J. [Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil); Obradors, X.; Puig, T. [Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, CSIC, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra (Spain); Roa, J.J. [Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08028, Barcelona (Spain); Sahoo, B.K. [Goverment College (Autonomous), Angul, 759143 Odisha (India)

2016-06-15

Highlights: • A persistent paramagnetic Meissner effect up to 14 T. • The PME with a slight tendency to saturate in high magnetic fields. • Strong time effects causing a paramagnetic relaxation dependent on the cooling rate. - Abstract: We have performed magnetization experiments in a melt-textured YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-δ} (Y123) sample with Y{sub 2}BaCuO{sub 5} (Y211) inclusions, under magnetic fields up to 14 T applied parallel or perpendicular to the ab plane. Magnetic anisotropy and paramagnetic moments were observed in both FC (field-cooling) and FCW (field-cooled warming) procedures and these features correspond to the so-called High-Field Paramagnetic Meissner Effect (HFPME). The HFPME effect increases monotonically as the magnetic field rises and a strong paramagnetic relaxation, toward increasing paramagnetic moment was additionally observed as a function of time. Microscopy analysis revealed a complex and correlated microstructure of the Y211 particles. These correlated defects are well known to cause strong flux pinning. Our results suggest a scenario of strong flux compression within weak or non-superconducting regions of the samples, developed as a consequence of the Meissner effect and assisted by strong flux pinning by the Y211 particles. This scenario is observed up to 14 T and clearly persists beyond.

A revision of the fishtail effect in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ} crystals and its connection with vortex dynamics

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Pérez Daroca, D. [Gerencia de Investigación y Aplicaciones, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica and CONICET, Av. General Paz 1499, 1650 San Martín, Buenos Aires (Argentina); Pasquini, G., E-mail: pasquini@df.uba.ar [Departamento de Física, FCEyN, Universidad de Buenos Aires and IFIBA, CONICET, Pabellon 1, Ciudad Universitaria, 1428 Buenos Aires (Argentina)

2015-01-15

Highlights: • A critical revision of the accepted fishtail magnetization picture in YBCO crystals. • In slightly underdoped YBCO crystals the fishtail has a dynamic origin. • We show correlation between fishtail magnetization, Peak Effect and history effects. • We propose that the fishtail indicates a crossover between two plastic creep regimes. - Abstract: The fishtail magnetization observed in many type II superconductors has been investigated since the earliest nineties and associated with different phase transitions and dynamic crossovers in complex vortex matter. In systems without a sharp order–disorder phase transition, the fishtail has been related with a crossover from elastic to plastic vortex creep regimes. In this paper we perform a critical revision of this accepted picture. We show that, in slightly underdoped YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ} single crystals, there is a clear correlation between the fishtail magnetization and the Peak Effect observed in ac experiments with the associated history effects. We propose that both features are originated in the same dynamic crossover, between two plastic creep regimes. The proposed picture can also apply to other system, as those belonging to same families of iron-based pnictides.

Functional behavior of the anomalous magnetic relaxation observed in melt-textured YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-δ} samples showing the paramagnetic Meissner effect

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Dias, F.T., E-mail: fabio.dias@ufpel.edu.br [Instituto de Física e Matemática, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Caixa Postal 354, 96010-900, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil); Vieira, V.N.; Garcia, E.L. [Instituto de Física e Matemática, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Caixa Postal 354, 96010-900, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil); Wolff-Fabris, F.; Kampert, E. [Dresden High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 01314, Dresden (Germany); Gouvêa, C.P. [National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (Inmetro), Material Metrology Division, 25250-020, Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil); Schaf, J. [Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil); Obradors, X.; Puig, T. [Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, CSIC, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra (Spain); Roa, J.J. [Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08028, Barcelona (Spain)

2016-10-15

Highlights: • Paramagnetic Meissner effect observed up to 5T in FCC and FCW measurements. • Time effects evidenced by irreversibilities between FCC and FCW measurements. • Strong time effects causing an anomalous paramagnetic relaxation. • Paramagnetic relaxation governed by different flux dynamics in different intervals. • An interpretative analysis to identify the flux dynamics in the relaxation process. - Abstract: We have studied the functional behavior of the field-cooled (FC) magnetic relaxation observed in melt-textured YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-δ} (Y123) samples with 30 wt% of Y{sub 2}Ba{sub 1}Cu{sub 1}O{sub 5} (Y211) phase, in order to investigate anomalous paramagnetic moments observed during the experiments. FC magnetic relaxation experiments were performed under controlled conditions, such as cooling rate and temperature. Magnetic fields up to 5T were applied parallel to the ab plane and along the c-axis. Our results are associated with the paramagnetic Meissner effect (PME), characterized by positive moments during FC experiments, and related to the magnetic flux compression into the samples. After different attempts our experimental data could be adequately fitted by an exponential decay function with different relaxation times. We discuss our results suggesting the existence of different and preferential flux dynamics governing the anomalous FC paramagnetic relaxation in different time intervals. This work is one of the first attempts to interpret this controversial effect in a simple analysis of the pinning mechanisms and flux dynamics acting during the time evolution of the magnetic moment. However, the results may be useful to develop models to explain this interesting and still misunderstood feature of the paramagnetic Meissner effect.

Growth and properties of La{sub 0.7}Sr{sub 0.3}MnO{sub 3}/YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ}/La{sub 0.7}Sr{sub 0.3}MnO{sub 3} epitaxial trilayer films

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Sharma, Minaxi, E-mail: meenanith@gmail.com; Kumar, Arvind; Sharma, K. K. [Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur -177005 (India); Kumar, Ravi [Centre for Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur -177005 (India); Beant College of Engineering and Technology, Gurdaspur Punjab-143521 (India); Choudhary, R. J. [UGC-DAE-Consortium for Scientific Research, Khandwa Road, Indore-452001 (India)

2015-08-28

We report the growth and properties of La{sub 0.7}Sr{sub 0.3}MnO{sub 3}/YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ}/La{sub 0.7}Sr{sub 0.3}MnO{sub 3} LSMO/YBCO/LSMO epitaxial trilayer films, fabricated on SrTiO{sub 3} substrate using pulsed laser deposition technique. From x-ray diffraction and high resolution x-ray diffraction measurements, it is confirmed that the grown trilayered films are single phase and epitaxial in nature. Magneto-transport and magnetic properties are found to be dependent on the thickness of YBCO spacer layer. We infer that for fixed thickness of top and bottom LSMO layers, superconductivity is completely suppressed. At 100 K, the hysteresis loops reveal the ferromagnetic signature of trilayered film. At room temperature, we obtain a butterfly type scenario, signifies the co-existence of ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interaction. In addition, at room temperature, the YBCO spacer layer allowing the top and bottom LSMO layers to interact antiferromagnetically.

Pulsed laser deposition of epitaxial YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-y}/oxide multilayers onto textured NiFe substrates for coated conductor applications

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Tomov, R I [Department of Materials Science and IRC in Superconductivity, University of Cambridge, Cambridge (United Kingdom); Kursumovic, A; Kang, D -J; Glowacki, B A; Evetts, J E [Department of Materials Science and IRC in Superconductivity, University of Cambridge, Cambridge (United Kingdom); Majoros, M [IRC in Superconductivity, University of Cambridge, Cambridge (United Kingdom)

2002-04-01

Pulsed laser depositions of double-buffer and triple-buffer YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-y} (YBCO)/Y{sub 2}O{sub 3}(YSZ)/CeO{sub 2} heterostructures have been performed in situ onto commercially available biaxially textured NiFe 50%/50% tape. The deposition in the forming gas (4% H{sub 2}/Ar) from a CeO{sub 2} target and the deposition in vacuum from a CeO{sub 2}:Pd composite target have been explored as two possible routes for cube-on-cube growth of the first buffer layer. The influence of the critical processing parameters on the texture is investigated and some of the issues involved in the reduction of NiO (111) and the formation of cube-on-cube NiO (200) growth are discussed. X-ray diffraction has been used for texture evaluation of the substrate and subsequent deposited layers. The substrate-buffer interface region has been studied by focused ion beam cross section electron microscopy. Both the buffers and YBCO layers show biaxial alignment with {omega} and {phi} scans having optimum YBCO full width at half maximum (FWHM) values of 4.3 deg. and 8.8 deg., respectively. The morphology has been characterized using atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The value of T{sub c} (onset) has been measured at 90 K ({delta}T{sub c}=10 K). The critical current density, J{sub c}, has been measured by transport measurements and magnetic measurements performed in a dc SQUID magnetometer. (author)

Room temperature magneto-electric coupling in La-Zn doped Ba{sub 1-x}La{sub x}Fe{sub 12-x}Zn{sub x}O{sub 19} (x = 0.0-0.4) hexaferrite

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Kumar, Pawan; Gaur, Anurag [National Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, Kurukshetra (India)

2017-12-15

Barium hexaferrite powder samples with substitution of La{sup +3} at Ba{sup +2} and Zn{sup +2} at Fe{sup +3} site, according to the series formula Ba{sub 1-x}La{sub x}Fe{sub 12-x}Zn{sub x}O{sub 19} (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4) have been prepared by the co-precipitation method. These samples were characterized by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), scanning electron microscopy, Polarization versus electric field loop tracer and vibrating sample magnetometer techniques. XRD patterns and Rietveld refinement indicate the single-phase formation of the magneto-plumbite barium hexaferrite for all the samples. Significant changes in dielectric properties are obtained by the different doping concentration of La and Zn. Ferroelectric loop for all the samples shows the lossy ferroelectric behaviour. Large spontaneous polarization is observed for x = 0.2 sample at room temperature. With increasing La and Zn doping content, the value of saturation magnetization and retentivity increases, and reaches a maximum value of 40.0 emu/gm and 24.0 emu/gm, respectively, for x = 0.2 sample and then decreases. To confirm the magneto-electric coupling, the second-order magneto-electric coupling coefficient β is measured through the dynamic method with the maximum value of ∝ 1.69 x 10{sup -6} mV/cm.Oe{sup 2} for x = 0.2 sample at room temperature. The observations of room temperature magneto-electric coupling in these samples are useful for evolution of new multifunctional devices. (orig.)

Epitaxial solution deposition of YBa2Cu3O7-6 coated conductors.

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Overmyer, Donald L.; Clem, Paul Gilbert; Siegal, Michael P.; Holesinger, Terry A. (Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM); Voigt, James A.; Richardson, Jacob J.; Dawley, Jeffrey Todd

2004-11-01

A variety of solution deposition routes have been reported for processing complex perovskite-based materials such as ferroelectric oxides and conductive electrode oxides, due to ease of incorporating multiple elements, control of chemical stoichiometry, and feasibility for large area deposition. Here, we report an extension of these methods toward long length, epitaxial film solution deposition routes to enable biaxially oriented YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} (YBCO)-coated conductors for superconducting transmission wires. Recent results are presented detailing an all-solution deposition approach to YBCO-coated conductors with critical current densities J{sub c} (77 K) > 1 MA/cm{sup 2} on rolling-assisted, biaxially textured, (200)-oriented Ni-W alloy tapes. Solution-deposition methods such as this approach and those of other research groups appear to have promise to compete with vapor phase methods for superconductor electrical properties, with potential advantages for large area deposition and low cost/kA {center_dot} m of wire.

Nanostructured Ti-Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}/Cu{sub 2}O heterojunction photoelectrode for efficient hydrogen production

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Sharma, Dipika; Upadhyay, Sumant; Verma, Anuradha [Department of Chemistry, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra-282 110 India (India); Satsangi, Vibha R. [Department of Physics Computer Sciences, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra-282 110 India (India); Shrivastav, Rohit [Department of Chemistry, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra-282 110 India (India); Dass, Sahab, E-mail: drsahabdas@gmail.com [Department of Chemistry, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra-282 110 India (India)

2015-01-01

Nanostructured thin films of pristine Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}, Ti-doped Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}, Cu{sub 2}O, and Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}/Cu{sub 2}O, and Ti-doped Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}/Cu{sub 2}O heterojunction were deposited on tin-doped indium oxide (Sn:In{sub 2}O{sub 3}) glass substrate using spray pyrolysis method. Ti doping is done to improve photoelectric conversion efficiency and electrical conductivity of hematite thin films. Further enhanced photocurrent is achieved for Ti-Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}/Cu{sub 2}O heterojunction electrodes. All samples were characterized using X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and UV-Vis spectrometry. Photoelectrochemical properties were also investigated in a three-electrode cell system. UV-Vis absorption spectrum for pristine Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}, Ti-Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}, Cu{sub 2}O, Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}/Cu{sub 2}O, and Ti-Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}/Cu{sub 2}O heterojunction thin films exhibited absorption in visible region. Nanostructured thin films as prepared were used as photoelectrode in the photoelectrochemical cell for water splitting reaction. Maximum photocurrent density of 2.60 mA/cm{sup 2} at 0.95 V/SCE was exhibited by 454 nm thick Ti-Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}/Cu{sub 2}O heterojunction photoelectrode. Increased photocurrent density and enhanced incident photon-to-electron conversion efficiency, offered by the heterojunction thin films may be attributed to improved conductivity and efficient separation of the photogenerated charge carriers at the Ti-Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}/Cu{sub 2}O interface. - Highlights: • Heterojunction thin films were deposited using spray pyrolysis techniques. • Titanium doping in Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3} played a significant role in PEC response. • Ti-Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}/Cu{sub 2}O heterojunction shows the absorption in visible range. • Improved charge separation and enhanced PEC response were achieved in Ti-Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}/Cu{sub 2}O.

Three-dimensional vortex pinning by nano-precipitates in a Sm-doped YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-x} coated conductor

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Chen, Z [University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706 (United States); Feldmann, D M [University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706 (United States); Song, X [University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706 (United States); Kim, S I [University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706 (United States); Gurevich, A [University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706 (United States); Reeves, J L [SuperPower Incorporated, 450 Duane Avenue, Schenectady, NY 12304 (United States); Xie, Y Y [SuperPower Incorporated, 450 Duane Avenue, Schenectady, NY 12304 (United States); Selvamanickam, V [SuperPower Incorporated, 450 Duane Avenue, Schenectady, NY 12304 (United States); Larbalestier, D C [University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706 (United States)

2007-09-15

We report on the thickness and angular dependence of the critical current density J{sub c}(H,{theta}), the irreversibility field H{sup irr}, and the bulk pinning force F{sub p}(H) of a metal-organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) grown YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-x} (YBCO) coated conductor, which contains {approx}17 vol% of {approx}10 nm sized (Y,Sm){sub 2}O{sub 3} precipitates with an average spacing of {approx}10-15 nm. Some surface porosity and amorphous second-phase particles on the scale of {approx}0.5-1 {mu}m appear to reduce the current-carrying cross-section, which controls the magnitude of J{sub c} but not the vortex pinning. We observed an enhanced H{sup irr}{approx}9 T at 77 K along the c-axis which, like the shape of J{sub c}(H) and F{sub p}(H), was independent of thickness as the sample was milled down to {approx}0.16 {mu}m. Angular-dependent measurements of J{sub c} showed the usual excess vortex pinning along the c-axis and along the ab-plane, but with a background that could only be fitted with an unusually small anisotropy parameter of 3, which, like the high H{sup irr} and the thickness-independent shape of F{sub p}(H), we ascribe to strong vortex pinning centre interactions. Together, these measurements show very different behaviour from most pulsed-laser-deposited films, which exhibit strong thickness-dependent properties. We ascribe the present different results to the dense array of small, insulating precipitates, which act as strong pinning centres and produce strong three-dimensional (3D) vortex pinning, because their separation of 10-15 nm is always much smaller than the film thickness.

YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} coated conductor deposited onto non-magnetic ternary alloy NiCrW RABiTS tape by in situ pulsed laser deposition

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Tomov, R I; Kursumovic, A; Majoros, M; Glowacki, B A; Evetts, J E; Tuissi, A; Villa, E; Zamboni, M; Sun, Y; Toenies, S; Weber, H W

2003-01-01

Pulsed laser deposition of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} (YBCO)/buffer (Y{sub 2}O{sub 3}, YSZ, CeO{sub 2}) heterostructures have been performed in situ onto recently developed non-magnetic oxygenation resistant NiCrW tape. The influence of the critical processing parameters on texture development are investigated and the issues involved in NiO formation and relation to the substrate surface quality are discussed. The roles of Ni poisoning YBCO as well as local cation disorder are considered as possible current limiting factors. X-ray diffraction has been used for macro-texture evaluation. Both buffers and YBCO layers show good biaxial alignment with {omega} and {phi} scans having best YBCO FWHM values of 4.0 deg. and 6.5 deg. respectively. A comparison is made with results achieved on industrial Ni{sub 50}Fe{sub 50} tape. The film morphology has been characterized using atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The cation disorder has been studied by Raman spectroscopy. Critical temperatures of 90 K ({delta}T{sub c}=5 K) have been measured. Direct transport as well as magnetic measurements shows the critical current density J{sub c} is 0.2 MA/cm{sup 2} in self-field at liquid nitrogen temperatures.

Reversible and irreversible magnetocaloric effect in the NdBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} superconductor in relation to specific heat and magnetization

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Plackowski, T [Departement de Physique de la Matiere Condensee, Universite de Geneve, CH-1211 Geneva 4 (Switzerland); Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, ulica Okolna 2, 50-422 Wroclaw (Poland); Wang, Y [Departement de Physique de la Matiere Condensee, Universite de Geneve, CH-1211 Geneva 4 (Switzerland); Lortz, R [Departement de Physique de la Matiere Condensee, Universite de Geneve, CH-1211 Geneva 4 (Switzerland); Junod, A [Departement de Physique de la Matiere Condensee, Universite de Geneve, CH-1211 Geneva 4 (Switzerland); Wolf, Th [Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institut fuer Technische Physik, Postfach 3640, D-76021Karlsruhe (Germany)

2005-11-02

A recently developed technique for measuring the isothermal magnetocaloric coefficient (M{sub T}) is applied to the study of a superconducting NdBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} single crystal. Results are compared with magnetization (M) and specific heat (C). In the reversible region both C and M{sub T} follow the scaling law of the 3D-xy universality class. The anomalies connected with flux-line lattice melting are visible on M{sub T}(B) curves as peaks and steps, similar to C(T) curves yet with much smaller background. At lower temperature, in the irreversible region the M{sub T}(B) behaviour resembles more that of M(B), exhibiting the 'fishtail' effect. Our results confirm that the peculiarities of the phase diagram known from the high-temperature superconductor YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7}, e.g. vortex melting, dominance of critical fluctuations and absence of a B{sub c2} critical field line, are a common property of RE-123 systems.

LaNiO(3) Buffer Layers for High Critical Current Density YBa(2)Cu(3)O(7-delta) and Tl(2)Ba(2)CaCu(2)O(8-delta) Films

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Carlson, C.M.; Parilla, P.A.; Siegal, M.P.; Ginley, D.S.; Wang, Y.-T.; Blaugher, R.D.; Price, J.C.; Overmyer, D.L.; Venturini, E.L.

1999-08-24

We demonstrate high critical current density superconducting films of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} (YBCO) and Tl{sub 2}Ba{sub 2}CaCu{sub 2}O{sub 8{minus}{delta}} (Tl-2212) using LaNiO{sub 3} (LNO) buffer layers. YBCO films grown on an LNO buffer layer have only a slightly lower J{sub c} (5K, H=0) than films grown directly on a bare LaAlO{sub 3} substrate. It is noteworthy that YBCO films grown on LNO buffer layers exhibit minor microstructural disorder and enhanced flux pinning. LNO-buffered Tl-2212 samples show large reductions in J{sub c} at all temperatures and fields compared to those grown on bare LaAlO{sub 3}, correlating to both a-axis grain and nonsuperconducting phase formation. With additional optimization, LNO could be a promising buffer layer for both YBCO and Tl-based superconducting films, perhaps ideally suited for coated conductor applications.

Weakening of thickness dependence of J{sub C} in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-δ} films using a titanium-added MOD precursor solution

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Zhang, H.L., E-mail: zhanghuiliang@mail.iee.ac.cn [Key Laboratory of Applied Superconductivity, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China); University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049 (China); School of Science, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038 (China); Ding, F.Z., E-mail: dingfazhu@mail.iee.ac.cn [Key Laboratory of Applied Superconductivity, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China); University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049 (China); Gu, H.W., E-mail: guhw@mail.iee.ac.cn [Key Laboratory of Applied Superconductivity, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China); University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049 (China); Dong, Z.B. [Key Laboratory of Applied Superconductivity, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China); University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049 (China); Qu, F.; Zhang, H.; Shang, H.J. [Key Laboratory of Applied Superconductivity, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China)

2017-04-15

Highlights: • The thickness dependence of J{sub C} in YBCO film was weakened by introducing BaTiO{sub 3} nanoparticles into YBCO matrix. • The high I{sub C} value of 430 MA/cm-width was obtained in the BaTiO{sub 3}-doped YBCO film prepared by the MOD method. • The YBCO composite thick film prepared by using the precursor solution with polyethyleneglycol shows a compact and smooth surface. - Abstract: BaTiO{sub 3} (BTO)-doped YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-δ} (YBCO) films were prepared by the metal-organic deposition method using a precursor solution with titanium ion. These YBCO films were deposited on (00l)-oriented LaAlO{sub 3} single-crystal substrates using an automated dip coater. The thickness dependence of critical current density (J{sub C}) in the BTO-doped YBCO films was investigated. The J{sub C} value of the YBCO composite film was reduced from 6.3 to 4.6 MA/cm{sup 2} with increasing film thickness from 450 to 930 nm in self-filed at 77 K, which arose mainly from degradation of texture and roughening of the film. However, relative to undoped YBCO thick films, J{sub C} values of the YBCO composite thick films were greatly improved, and more importantly, the reduction in J{sub C} with increasing film thickness was hindered, especially in a high magnetic field. This result indicated that the introduction of BTO nanoparticles as pinning centers into YBCO matrix weakened the thickness dependence of J{sub C}.

The role of interfacial defects in enhancing the critical current density of YBa2Cu3O7-delta coatings

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Foltyn, Stephen R [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Wang, Haiyan [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Civale, Leonardo [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Maiorov, Boris A [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Jia, Quanxi [Los Alamos National Laboratory

2009-01-01

The critical current density (J{sub c}) of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}0{sub 7-{delta}} (YBCO) films can approach 10 MA/cm{sup 2} at 77 K in self field , but only for very thin films. We have shown previously that strong thickness dependence results if J{sub c} is enhanced near the film-substrate interface. In the present work we investigate interfacial enhancement using laser-deposited YBCO films on NdGaO{sub 3} substrates, and find that we can adjust deposition conditions to switch the enhancement on and off. Interestingly, we find that the 'on' state is accompanied by interfacial misfit dislocations, establishing an unambiguous correlation between enhanced J{sub c} and dislocations at the film-substrate interface.

On the Fermi surface of YBa2Cu3O7-δ

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Peter, M.; Manuel, A.A.; Hoffmann, L.; Sadowski, W.

1992-01-01

We show that the signature of a Fermi surface sheet of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ may be obtained unambiguously from twinned crystals. Comparison of electron-positron momentum density from YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ measured both in insulating and (superconducting) twinned phases leads to a decisive further proof of the existence of the Fermi surface in the metallic YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ . In addition, measurements on untwinned YBA 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ single crystals reveal also a ridge Fermi surface sheet attributed by band structure calculations to CuO chains. 14 refs., 3 figs

In Situ XRD Studies of ZnO/GaN Mixtures at High Pressure and High Temperature: Synthesis of Zn-Rich (Ga1-xZnx)(N1-xOx) Photocatalysts

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Rodriguez, J.A.; Chen, H.; Wang, L.; Bai, J.; Hanson, J.C.; Warren, J.B.; Muckerman, J.T.; Fujita, E.

2010-02-04

The high-pressure, high-temperature conditions for the synthesis of Zn-rich (Ga{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x})(N{sub 1-x}O{sub x}) solid solutions from mixtures of ZnO/GaN were explored using synchrotron-based in situ time-resolved X-ray diffraction (XRD). Following a new synthetic path, (Ga{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x})(N{sub 1-x}O{sub x}) solid solutions with a Zn content up to 75% were prepared for the first time. The structures of the (Ga{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x})(N{sub 1-x}O{sub x}) solid solutions were characterized by XRD and X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) analyses and were in excellent agreement with the predictions of density functional calculations. These materials adopt a wurtzite crystal structure with metal-N or metal-O bond distances in the range of 1.95-1.98 {angstrom}. Although the (Ga{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x})(N{sub 1-x}O{sub x}) solid solutions seem to be stable over the full range of compositions, no ideal solid solution formation was observed. In all cases, the lattice parameters were larger than those of ideal solid solutions. The variation of the lattice parameter c showed an upward double bowing curve, as was predicted by theoretical calculations. Also, no ideal behavior was observed in the electronic properties of the (Ga{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x})(N{sub 1-x}O{sub x}) solid solutions. X-ray absorption spectra at the Zn and Ga K-edges of the (Ga{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x})(N{sub 1-x}O{sub x}) systems showed significant electronic perturbations with respect to ZnO and GaN. The synthesized (Ga{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x})(N{sub 1-x}O{sub x}) solid solution with a Zn content of 50% displayed the ability to absorb visible light well above 500 nm. This material has a great potential for splitting water under visible light irradiation. The availability of (Ga{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x})(N{sub 1-x}O{sub x}) solid solutions with a high Zn content opens the door to fully explore the application of these materials in photocatalysis.

In Situ XRD Studies of ZnO/GaN Mixtures at High Pressure and High Temperature: Synthesis of Zn-Rich (Ga1-xZnx)(N1-xOx) Photocatalysts

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Chen, H.; Wang, L; Bai, J; Hanson, J; Warren, J; Muckerman, J; Fujita, E; Rodriguez, J

2010-01-01

The high-pressure, high-temperature conditions for the synthesis of Zn-rich (Ga{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x})(N{sub 1-x}O{sub x}) solid solutions from mixtures of ZnO/GaN were explored using synchrotron-based in situ time-resolved X-ray diffraction (XRD). Following a new synthetic path, (Ga{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x})(N{sub 1-x}O{sub x}) solid solutions with a Zn content up to {approx}75% were prepared for the first time. The structures of the (Ga{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x})(N{sub 1-x}O{sub x}) solid solutions were characterized by XRD and X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) analyses and were in excellent agreement with the predictions of density functional calculations. These materials adopt a wurtzite crystal structure with metal-N or metal-O bond distances in the range of 1.95-1.98 {angstrom}. Although the (Ga{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x})(N{sub 1-x}O{sub x}) solid solutions seem to be stable over the full range of compositions, no ideal solid solution formation was observed. In all cases, the lattice parameters were larger than those of ideal solid solutions. The variation of the lattice parameter c showed an upward double bowing curve, as was predicted by theoretical calculations. Also, no ideal behavior was observed in the electronic properties of the (Ga{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x})(N{sub 1-x}O{sub x}) solid solutions. X-ray absorption spectra at the Zn and Ga K-edges of the (Ga{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x})(N{sub 1-x}O{sub x}) systems showed significant electronic perturbations with respect to ZnO and GaN. The synthesized (Ga{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x})(N{sub 1-x}O{sub x}) solid solution with a Zn content of 50% displayed the ability to absorb visible light well above 500 nm. This material has a great potential for splitting water under visible light irradiation. The availability of (Ga{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x})(N{sub 1-x}O{sub x}) solid solutions with a high Zn content opens the door to fully explore the application of these materials in photocatalysis.

Magnetic properties of CuFe{sub 1−x}Cr{sub x}O{sub 2} nanoparticles surrounded by amorphous SiO{sub 2}

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Mori, K.; Hachisu, M.; Yamazaki, T.; Ichiyanagi, Y., E-mail: yuko@ynu.ac.jp [Department of Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501 (Japan)

2015-05-07

CuFe{sub 1−x}Cr{sub x}O{sub 2} (0 ≤ x ≤ 1.0) nanoparticles surrounded by amorphous SiO{sub 2} with an average diameter of 30–50 nm were synthesized using a wet chemical method. The annealing temperatures were controlled to yield various sizes of single-phase CuFe{sub 1−x}Cr{sub x}O{sub 2} nanoparticles. CuFeO{sub 2} bulk crystal is known to have a multiferroic delafossite structure with two Néel temperatures of 11 and 14 K; however, the transition temperature shifted higher as the Cr–ion doping level increased. In addition, the lattice constants decreased in accordance with increased Cr-ion doping, which was confirmed by X-ray diffraction measurements. The magnetization curves showed weak ferromagnetic behavior and no coercivity was observed. Hence, frustration in the triangular lattice of the delafossite structure can be released by Cr–ion doping and higher magnetization can be expected. A fine structure analysis through X-ray absorption fine structure measurements was also conducted. It was found that the structure of the Cu ion is similar to that of Cu{sub 2}O, and the c axis of the CuFe{sub 1−x}Cr{sub x}O{sub 2} should be shortened by the Cr–ion doping.

Structural and superconducting properties of oxygen-deficient NdBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 minus. delta

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Shaked, H. (Nuclear Research Center-Negev, Post Office Box 9001, Beer Sheva, Israel (IL) Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Post Office Box 653, Beer Sheva, Israel (IL)); Veal, B.W.; Faber, J. Jr.; Hitterman, R.L.; Balachandran, U.; Tomlins, G.; Shi, H.; Morss, L.; Paulikas, A.P. (Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (USA))

1990-03-01

Neutron diffraction was used to determine the structural properties of oxygen deficient NdBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} for 0.09{lt}{delta}{lt}0.74. It was found that superconductivity disappears at the orthorhombic-to-tetragonal phase transition which occurs at {delta}{sub {ital O}{ital T}}=0.45. Structural parameters vary smoothly with {delta} but exhibit a change in slope at the orthorhombic-to-tetragonal transition. The structural properties exhibit the same features found in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} where {delta}{sub {ital O}{ital T}}=0.65. It is shown that the repulsion energy of oxygen atoms in the O(1) and O(5) sites in NdBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} is smaller than in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}}. This lower repulsion energy stabilizes the orthorhombic phase at lower values of {delta}. It is argued that the disappearance of superconductivity at the orthorhombic-to-tetragonal transition is an inherent property of the {ital R}Ba{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} ({ital R} denotes rare earth) system.

Preparation and properties of Y{sub 1-x}Ho{sub x}Ba{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} thin films by TFA-MOD method

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Jian Hongbin [Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031 (China); Li Qi; Shi Dongqi [Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong 2522 (Australia); Zhang Li [Department of Mathematic and Physics, Anhui University of Architecture, Hefei 230022 (China); Yang Zhaorong [Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031 (China); Dou Shixue [Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong 2522 (Australia); Zhu Xuebin, E-mail: xbzhu@issp.ac.cn [Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031 (China); Sun Yuping [Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031 (China)

2011-12-15

Y{sub 1-x}Ho{sub x}BCO thin films were prepared by TFA-MOD. The best performances were obtained for the Y{sub 0.6}Ho{sub 0.4}BCO thin film. The pinning mechanism was {delta}l-type for all derived thin films. Y{sub 1-x}Ho{sub x}Ba{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5) thin films were prepared on LaAlO{sub 3} (0 0 1) substrates by trifluoroacetate metal organic deposition (TFA-MOD) without change of the processing parameters. The highest J{sub c} was attributed to the sample of Y{sub 0.6}Ho{sub 0.4}Ba{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} thin film, whose critical current density is about 1.6 times as compared to that of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} thin film at 77 K and self field. The flux pinning type was not varied with Ho substitution and can be attributed to {delta}l pinning model, which is attributed to the close ionic radius between the Y{sup 3+} and Ho{sup 3+} ions. The improvement of J{sub c} by Ho substitution without change of the processing parameters will provide an effective route to enhance the J{sub c} of YBCO-based thin films using TFA-MOD method.

High field magneto-transport study of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7}:Ag{sub x} (x = 0.00–0.20)

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Rani, Poonam; Pal, Anand; Awana, V.P.S, E-mail: awana@mail.npindia.org

2014-02-15

Highlights: •YBCO: Ag{sub x} composites. •High field magneto-transport. •The upper critical field. -- Abstract: We report high field (up to 13 T) magneto transport [ρ(T)H] of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} (YBCO):Ag{sub x} (x = 0.0, 0.1 and 0.2) composites. The transport properties are significantly improved by Ag doping on the insulating grain boundaries of YBCO. Pure and Ag diffused YBCO superconducting samples are synthesised through solid state reaction route. Both pure and Ag doped YBCO are superconducting at below 90 K. Though, the T{sub c} (ρ = 0) of YBCO:Ag samples under applied field of 13 T is around 65 K, the same is 45 K for pure YBCO under same applied field. The upper critical field [H{sub c2}(0)], being estimated from ρ(T)H is around 70 T for pristine sample, and is above 190 T for Ag doped samples. The boarding of the resistive transition under applied magnetic field is comparatively less and nearly single step for Ag doped samples, while the same is clearly two step and relatively much larger for the pristine YBCO. The resistive broadening is explained on the basis of changed inter-granular coupling and thermally activated flux flow (TAFF). The TAFF activation energy (U{sub 0}) is found to be linear with applied magnetic field for all the samples, but with nearly an order of magnitude less value for the Ag doped samples. Summarily, it is shown that inclusion of Ag significantly improves the superconducting performance of YBCO:Ag composites, in particular under applied field.

Epitaxial growth and properties of YBa2Cu3O(x)-Pb(Zr(0.6)Ti(0.4))O3-YBa2Cu3O(x) trilayer structure by laser ablation

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Boikov, Iu. A.; Esaian, S. K.; Ivanov, Z. G.; Brorsson, G.; Claeson, T.; Lee, J.; Safari, A.

1992-08-01

YBa2Cu3O(x)Pb(Zr(0.6)Ti(0.4))O3-YBa2Cu3O(x) multilayer structure has been grown on SrTiO3 and Al2O3 substrates using laser ablation. The deposition conditions for the growth of trilayers and their properties are studied in this investigation. Scanning electron microscope images and X-ray diffraction analyses indicate that all the constituent films in the trilayer grow epitaxially on SrTiO3 and were highly oriented on Al2O3. Transport measurements on these multilayers show that top YBa2Cu3O(x) films have good superconducting properties.

Shielded high-T{sub c} (Bi, Pb){sub 2}Sr{sub 2}Ca{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub y} (Bi-2223) superconducting tapes

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Lelovic, M.; Eror, N.G. [Department of Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (United States); Balachandran, U.; Prorok, B. [Energy Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL (United States); Selvamanickam, V.; Haldar, P. [Intermagnetics General Corporations, Latham, NY (United States); Talvacchio, J.; Young, R. [Science and Technology Center, Northrop Grumman, Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

1998-11-01

A new composite tape was fabricated in which the primary function of the central Ag-sheathed (Bi, Pb){sub 2}Sr{sub 2}Ca{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub y} (Bi-2223) filaments was to conduct transport current. A YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} (Y-123) thin film was deposited on the top of the Ag-sheathed Bi-2223 tape to shield the applied magnetic field and to protect the central Bi-2223 filaments. The critical current densities of the Y-123-coated, Ag-sheathed Bi-2223 tapes were better than those of an uncoated tape. However, the Y-123 thin film exhibited T{sub c} approx.= 72 K and a broad transition region that shifted the effect to lower temperatures. Furthermore, pole figure measurements showed widely spread a,b planes along the rolling direction, indicating high-angle grain boundaries that diminished the magnitude of the effect. Microstructural observations showed platelike grains of Y-123 with fine growth ledges in the thin film that was heat treated, in contrast with the microstructure of an as-coated thin film that showed large twinned grains. From the processing point of view, the results showed that heat treating Y-123 thin film according to the Bi-2223 tape schedule was compatible with and beneficial for Y-123. These preliminary results may provide a basis for further improvements in processing of long-length Bi-2223 tapes for high-field applications. (author)

Phase relations in the quasi-binary Cu{sub 2}GeS{sub 3}-ZnS and quasi-ternary Cu{sub 2}S-Zn(Cd)S-GeS{sub 2} systems and crystal structure of Cu{sub 2}ZnGeS{sub 4}

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Parasyuk, O.V. [Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Volyn State University, Voli Ave 13, 43009 Lutsk (Ukraine)]. E-mail: oleg@lab.univer.lutsk.ua; Piskach, L.V. [Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Volyn State University, Voli Ave 13, 43009 Lutsk (Ukraine); Romanyuk, Y.E. [Advanced Photonics Laboratory, Institute of Imaging and Applied Optics, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne (Switzerland); Olekseyuk, I.D. [Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Volyn State University, Voli Ave 13, 43009 Lutsk (Ukraine); Zaremba, V.I. [Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, 6 Kyryla and Mefodiya Str., 79005 L' viv (Ukraine); Pekhnyo, V.I. [V.I. Vernadskii Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences, Palladina Ave 32-34, 03680 Kiev (Ukraine)

2005-07-19

The isothermal section of the Cu{sub 2}S-Zn(Cd)S-GeS{sub 2} systems at 670K was constructed using X-ray diffraction analysis. At this temperature, two quaternary intermediate phases, Cu{sub 2}CdGeS{sub 4} and {approx}Cu{sub 8}CdGeS{sub 7}, exist in the Cu{sub 2}S-CdS-GeS{sub 2} system, and only one phase, Cu{sub 2}ZnGeS{sub 4}, exists in the Cu{sub 2}S-ZnS-GeS{sub 2} system. The phase diagram of the Cu{sub 2}GeS{sub 3}-ZnS system was constructed using differential-thermal analysis and X-ray diffraction, and the existence of Cu{sub 2}ZnGeS{sub 4} has been confirmed. It forms incongruently at 1359K. Powder X-ray diffraction was used to refine the crystal structure of Cu{sub 2}ZnGeS{sub 4}, which crystallizes in the tetragonal stannite-type structure at 670K (space group I4-bar 2m, a=0.534127(9)nm, c=1.05090(2)nm, R{sub I}=0.0477). The possibility of the formation of quaternary compounds in the quasi-ternary systems A{sup I}{sub 2}X-B{sup II}X-C{sup IV}X{sub 2}, where A{sup I}-Cu, Ag; B{sup II}-Zn, Cd, Hg; C{sup IV}-Si, Ge, Sn and X-S, Se, Te is discussed.

Thermoelectric and mechanical properties of spark plasma sintered Cu{sub 3}SbSe{sub 3} and Cu{sub 3}SbSe{sub 4}: Promising thermoelectric materials

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Tyagi, Kriti; Gahtori, Bhasker; Bathula, Sivaiah; Toutam, Vijaykumar; Sharma, Sakshi; Singh, Niraj Kumar; Dhar, Ajay, E-mail: adhar@nplindia.org [CSIR-Network of Institutes for Solar Energy, Materials Physics and Engineering, CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K. S. Krishnan Road, New Delhi 110012 (India)

2014-12-29

We report the synthesis of thermoelectric compounds, Cu{sub 3}SbSe{sub 3} and Cu{sub 3}SbSe{sub 4}, employing the conventional fusion method followed by spark plasma sintering. Their thermoelectric properties indicated that despite its higher thermal conductivity, Cu{sub 3}SbSe{sub 4} exhibited a much larger value of thermoelectric figure-of-merit as compared to Cu{sub 3}SbSe{sub 3}, which is primarily due to its higher electrical conductivity. The thermoelectric compatibility factor of Cu{sub 3}SbSe{sub 4} was found to be ∼1.2 as compared to 0.2 V{sup −1} for Cu{sub 3}SbSe{sub 3} at 550 K. The results of the mechanical properties of these two compounds indicated that their microhardness and fracture toughness values were far superior to the other competing state-of-the-art thermoelectric materials.

Epitaxial growth of YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 minus. delta. thin films on LiNbO sub 3 substrates

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Lee, S.G.; Koren, G.; Gupta, A.; Segmuller, A.; Chi, C.C. (IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598 (US))

1989-09-18

{ital In} {ital situ} epitaxial growth of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} thin films on {ital Y}-cut LiNbO{sub 3} substrates using a standard laser ablation technique is reported. Resistance of the films shows a normal metallic behavior and a very sharp ({lt}1 K) superconducting transition with {ital T}{sub {ital c}}({ital R}=0) of 92 K. High critical current density of {ital J}{sub {ital c}}(77 K)=2{times}10{sup 5} A/cm{sup 2} is observed, which is in accordance with epitaxial growth. Film orientation observed from x-ray diffraction spectra indicates that the {ital c} axis is normal to the substrate plane and the {ital a} axis is at 45{degree} to the (11.0) direction of the hexagonal lattice of the substrate with two domains in mirror image to the (110) plane.

Selective Rutherford backscattering techniques in the study of transition-metal implanted YBa{sub 2}C{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}}

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Martin, J.W.; Russell, G.J. [New South Wales Univ., Kensington, NSW (Australia). School of Physics; Cohen, D.D.; Evans, P.J. [Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights, NSW (Australia)

1993-12-31

Using a metal-vapor vacuum arc ion source, several as-grown, large single crystal YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} were implanted with a dose of 1x10{sup 17} zinc, nickel and iron ions. After implantation the crystal was subjected to two anneal cycles that has allowed to examine crystal structure, superconducting transitions and composition, through X-ray diffraction, rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS) and AC susceptibility measurements respectively. Although RBS discriminates strongly against light elements, such as oxygen, the use of resonant reaction {sup 16}O ({alpha}, {alpha}){sup 16}O at 3.4 MeV was beneficial, as its cross section is nearly 23 times that of the rutherford cross section. 4 figs.

Selective Rutherford backscattering techniques in the study of transition-metal implanted YBa{sub 2}C{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}}

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Martin, J W; Russell, G J [New South Wales Univ., Kensington, NSW (Australia). School of Physics; Cohen, D D; Evans, P J [Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights, NSW (Australia)

1994-12-31

Using a metal-vapor vacuum arc ion source, several as-grown, large single crystal YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} were implanted with a dose of 1x10{sup 17} zinc, nickel and iron ions. After implantation the crystal was subjected to two anneal cycles that has allowed to examine crystal structure, superconducting transitions and composition, through X-ray diffraction, rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS) and AC susceptibility measurements respectively. Although RBS discriminates strongly against light elements, such as oxygen, the use of resonant reaction {sup 16}O ({alpha}, {alpha}){sup 16}O at 3.4 MeV was beneficial, as its cross section is nearly 23 times that of the rutherford cross section. 4 figs.

Reduction of secondary phases in Cu{sub 2}SnSe{sub 3} absorbers for solar cell application

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Tang, Zeguo, E-mail: tangzg@fc.ritsumei.ac.jp [Ritsumeikan Global Innovation Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga (Japan); Nukui, Yuki; Kosaka, Kiichi; Ashida, Naoki; Uegaki, Hikaru; Minemoto, Takashi [College of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga (Japan)

2014-09-01

Highlights: • Cu{sub 2}SnSe{sub 3} thin films for absorber of solar cell are fabricated by selenization of Cu–Sn precursors. • Secondary phase of Cu{sub 2–x}Se can be suppressed via using Se and SnSe mixture powders as Se source. • Selective etching of secondary phase of Cu{sub 2–x}Se is realized by potassium cyanide solution. • Cu{sub 2–x}Se rather than SnSe makes major contribution to the high carrier concentration of CTSe films. - Abstract: The creation of secondary phases, such as Cu{sub 2−x}Se and SnSe, and their influence on electrical properties of Cu{sub 2}SnSe{sub 3} (CTSe) thin films fabricated by selenization of Cu–Sn metal precursors are investigated. The Cu{sub 2−x}Se content in CTSe films is estimated via deconvolution of grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD) patterns, and the results suggest that the Cu{sub 2−x}Se content increases with the increasing Cu/Sn ratio in metal precursors. We also found that using Se and SnSe mixture powders as Se source is an effective approach to suppress the creation of Cu{sub 2−x}Se secondary phase. Meanwhile, selective etching of Cu{sub 2−x}Se is realized by potassium cyanide (KCN) solution. Hall measurement results reveal that the secondary phase of Cu{sub 2−x}Se rather than SnSe makes major contribution to the high carrier concentration (larger than 10{sup 18} cm{sup −3}) of CTSe films. The approach to further decrease the carrier concentration in CTSe films is discussed.

Resonant behavior of the barrier of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} grain boundary Josephson junctions fabricated on bicrystalline substrates with different geometries

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Navacerrada, M.A., E-mail: mdelosangeles.navacerrada@upm.es [Grupo de Acustica Arquitectonica, Escuela Tecnica Superior de Arquitectura, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Avenida Juan de Herrera 4, 28040 Madrid (Spain); Lucia, M.L.; Sanchez-Quesada, F. [Departamento Fisica Aplicada III (Electricidad y Electronica), Facultad de Cc. Fisicas, Universidad Complutense, Avenida Complutense s/n, 28040 Madrid (Spain)

2012-12-14

We have analyzed a resonant behavior in the dielectric constant associated to the barrier of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} (YBCO) grain boundary Josephson junctions (GBJJs) fabricated on a wide variety of bicrystalline substrates: 12 Degree-Sign [0 0 1] tilt asymmetric, 24 Degree-Sign [0 0 1] tilt asymmetric, 24 Degree-Sign [0 0 1] tilt symmetric, 24 Degree-Sign [1 0 0] tilt asymmetric, 45 Degree-Sign [1 0 0] tilt asymmetric and 24 Degree-Sign [0 0 1] tilt symmetric +45 Degree-Sign [1 0 0] tilt asymmetric bicrystals. The resonance analysis allows us to estimate a more appropriate value of the relative dielectric constant, and so a more adequate value for the length L of the normal N region assuming a SNINS model for the barrier. In this work, the L dependence on the critical current density Jc has been investigated. This analysis makes possible a single representation for all the substrate geometries independently on around which axes the rotation is produced to generate the grain boundary. On the other hand, no clear evidences exist on the origin of the resonance. The resonance frequency is in the order of 10{sup 11} Hz, pointing to a phonon dynamic influence on the resonance mechanism. Besides, its position is affected by the oxygen content of the barrier: a shift at low frequencies is observed when the misorientation angle increases.

Ab initio study of the magnetic ordering in the semiconductors Mn{sub x}Ti{sub 1-x}O{sub 2}, Co{sub x}Ti{sub 1-x}O{sub 2} and Fe{sub x}Ti{sub 1-x}O{sub 2}

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Errico, L.A. [Departamento de Fisica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, C.C. 67, 1900, La Plata (Argentina)]. E-mail: errico@fisica.unlp.edu.ar; Weissmann, M. [Departamento de Fisica, Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Avda. del Libertador 8250, 1429 Buenos Aires (Argentina); Renteria, M. [Departamento de Fisica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, C.C. 67, 1900, La Plata (Argentina)

2004-12-31

In this work we present a set of density-functional-theory calculations in the systems Mn{sub x}Ti{sub 1-x}O{sub 2}, Fe{sub x}Ti{sub 1-x}O{sub 2}, and Co{sub x}Ti{sub 1-x}O{sub 2}. The calculations were performed with the full-potential linearized augmented plane wave method, assuming that the magnetic impurities substitutionally replace the Ti ions and considering different distributions of them in the host lattice. Our results show that the system Co{sub x}Ti{sub 1-x}O{sub 2} is ferromagnetic, while Mn{sub x}Ti{sub 1-x}O{sub 2} is antiferromagnetic. In both cases, this is independent of the distribution of the impurities in the TiO{sub 2} lattice. First results obtained in the system Fe{sub x}Ti{sub 1-x}O{sub 2} are also presented.

Femosecond dynamics of quasi-particles in YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 minus. delta. superconductor films

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Han, S.G.; Vardeny, Z.V.; Symko, O.G. (Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT (United States). Dept. of Physics); Koren, G. (Technion-Israel Inst. of Tech., Haifa (Israel). Dept. of Physics)

1991-03-01

This paper reports on the transient electronic response of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} epitaxially grown HT{sub c} superconductor thin films in the femtosecond time domain, using transient photoinduced reflectivity ({Delta}R) with 60 fsec time resolution. For temperatures T {gt} T{sub c} only a bolometric signal was observed with {Delta}R {gt} O. For T {lt} T{sub c} {Delta}R {lt} O with a temperature dependent rise time of order 300 fsec followed by a relaxation (of order 3 psec) into a state with {Delta} are explained in terms of quasi-particle (QP) electronic response giving {Delta}R {lt} O. Thus the femtosecond rise time is interpreted as avalanche multiplication of QP across the gap 2{Delta} and the subsequent picosecond relaxation as QP recombination. The QP optical response is explained within the two fluid model.

Ultrafast one-step combustion synthesis and thermoelectric properties of In-doped Cu{sub 2}SnSe{sub 3}

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Li, Yuyang [Key Laboratory of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 (China); University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 (China); Liu, Guanghua, E-mail: liugh02@163.com [Key Laboratory of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 (China); Li, Jiangtao, E-mail: lijiangtao@mail.ipc.ac.cn [Key Laboratory of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 (China); Chen, Kexin [State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics & Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 (China); He, Gang; Yang, Zengchao; Han, Yemao; Zhou, Min; Li, Laifeng [Key Laboratory of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 (China)

2016-07-01

Bulk In-doped Cu{sub 2}SnSe{sub 3} samples were prepared by a fast and one-step method of high-gravity combustion synthesis. All the synthesized samples were dense with relative densities of >98%. The influence of Indium-doping on the phase composition of the samples was investigated. SEM and EDS measurements confirm the existence of SnSe and Cu{sub 2}Se as secondary phase in the Cu{sub 2}Sn{sub 1−x}In{sub x}Se{sub 3} samples. In addition, the experimental results show that there is a solubility limit of indium in the Cu{sub 2}SnSe{sub 3} matrix. The thermoelectric properties of the samples were measured in a temperature range from 323 K to 773 K, and the Cu{sub 2}Sn{sub 0.8}In{sub 0.2}Se{sub 3} sample achieved a maximum ZT of 0.65 at 773 K, which was comparable with the best-reported result for Cu{sub 2}SnSe{sub 3} materials prepared by conventional sintering approaches. With much reduced time and energy consumption, high-gravity combustion synthesis may offer a more efficient and economical way for producing thermoelectric materials. - Highlights: • Dense bulk Cu{sub 2}SnSe{sub 3} materials are prepared by one-step combustion synthesis. • The solubility limit of Indium into the Cu{sub 2}SnSe{sub 3} matrix has been discussed. • A maximum ZT of 0.65 is obtained for the Cu{sub 2}Sn{sub 1−x}In{sub x}Se{sub 3} (x = 0.2) at 773 K.

Study of the local induction in the superconductor YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} by Moessbauer spectroscopy using the probe {sup 170}Yb{sup 3+}: methodology and results; Etude de l`induction locale dans le compose supraconducteur YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} par spectroscopie mossbauer sur la sonde {sup 170}Yb{sup 3+}: methodologie et resultats

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Vaast-Paci, Ch

1997-12-09

This thesis is concerned with the measurement of the local induction in the anisotropic type II superconductor YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} in presence of an applied field. In this compound, the field penetrates in the form of vortices whose characteristics are governed by both intrinsic (critical fields, anisotropy, penetration lengths,...) and extrinsic parameters (such as pinning centers). We have developed a new microscopic technique to measure the local fields using Moessbauer probes {sup 170}Yb{sup 3+} dilutes for Y{sup 3+}. The measurements are based on the field dependence (size and direction) of the Moessbauer transitions between the electronuclear levels of the probe. These probes are distributed randomly over the sample so the measurements provide both the size and the direction of the internal field distribution over the whole sample. The possible measurement range extends from below 50 Oe to about 4000 Oe, for temperatures up to 60 deg.K. Measurements were made at T4.2 deg. K, for sintered pellets with different oxygen amount and for optimally doped ci-axis oriented single crystals. The penetration length measurements showed that the density of the superconducting condensate increases progressively with carrier doping. Field penetration measurements furnished the microscopic lower penetration field H{sub cl}, and enabled us to propose a model describing the profile of the flux distribution which is controlled by the pinning centers. The measurements also evidenced an anomalous penetration in small sized single crystals. In additions, we obtained the average direction of the vortices when the applied field is titled from the c axis and we showed that the vortex direction depends on the way the field is applied (ZFC or FC configuration) and that there exists a competition between the pinning forces and the intrinsic anisotropy. (author) 94 refs.

Effects of La{sup 3+}-Zn{sup 2+} doping on the structure, magnetic, electrical, and dielectric properties of low temperature sintered Sr-hexaferrites

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Peng, Long, E-mail: penglong@cuit.edu.cn [Sichuan Province Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Devices Application, College of Optoelectronic Technology, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225 (China); Li, Lezhong; Zhong, Xiaoxi [Sichuan Province Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Devices Application, College of Optoelectronic Technology, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225 (China); Hu, Yuebin [Chengdu Industrial Vocational and Technical College, Chengdu 610213 (China); Chen, Sanming [Sichuan Province Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Devices Application, College of Optoelectronic Technology, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225 (China)

2017-04-15

The Sr{sub 1-x}La{sub x}Fe{sub 12-x}Zn{sub x}O{sub 19} (x=0–0.3) hexaferrites with Bi{sub 2}O{sub 3} additive were prepared by microwave sintering method at low sintering temperatures, and their crystal structure, microstructure, magnetic, electrical, and dielectric properties were studied. The results show that the pure M-type phase is obtained for the ferrites with x≤0.2. With x further increasing to 0.3, the multiphase structure is inevitably formed, where the LaFeO{sub 3} phase coexists with the M-type phase. In the single phase region, the varied magnetic, electrical, and dielectric properties with La{sup 3+}-Zn{sup 2+} doping amount are well explained by the occupancy effects of La{sup 3+} and Zn{sup 2+} in magnetoplumbite structure. It is suggested that the Zn{sup 2+} ions replace the Fe{sup 3+} ions at 4f{sub 1} site with x≤0.15, but the substitution of Zn{sup 2+} for Fe{sup 3+} occurs at 2b site preferentially when the La{sup 3+}-Zn{sup 2+} doping amount exceeds 0.15. - Highlights: • The low temperature sintered Sr{sub 1-x}La{sub x}Fe{sub 12-x}Zn{sub x}O{sub 19} (x=0–0.3) hexaferrites are successfully prepared. • The La{sup 3+}-Zn{sup 2+} ions partially substitute the Sr{sup 2+}-Fe{sup 3+} ions in a doping region of x≤0.2. • Effects of La{sup 3+}-Zn{sup 2+} doping on the magnetic, electrical and polarization properties are revealed. • The substitution of Zn{sup 2+} for Fe{sup 3+} occurs at 4f{sub 1} site and 2b site before and after x=0.15, respectively.

Junction structures based on the high-Tc superconductor YBa2Cu3O7-δ

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Gijs, M.A.M.

1993-01-01

An overview is given of the investigations of the Josephson effect in junction structures based on the high-T c superconductor YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ , which were carried out at the Philips Research Laboratories in Eindhoven in the 1988-1990 period. The reported results are presented in their international scientific context, without attempting a complete review of the subject. However, the various junction types studied give a good idea of the scientific pursuits of high-T c junction researchers in this period. The following junctions are considered: in the category of 'weak link'-type junctions we have investigated YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ -Ag-Nb point contact junctions, YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ Dayem bridges and YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ -Ag(-Al)-Pb proximity junctions. In these structures we combine a high-T c with a low-T c superconductor. We also fabricated planar 'all high-T c ' YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ -Ag-YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ junctions using a submicron structuring process. Next we have made tunnel junctions to study density of states effects of the high-T c superconductor : YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ -Pb junctions using the degraded YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ -Pb interface as a tunnel barrier, and YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ -Ag-Al/Al 2 O 3 /Pb tunnel junctions based on the superconducting proximity effect. Our junction structures are electrically characterized and mostly studied in microwave and magnetic fields. Results are compared with current theoretical models. (orig.)

Acoustic study of YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub x thin films

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Lee, S.; Chi, C.; Koren, G.; Gupta, A. (IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P. O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598 (US))

1991-03-01

The attenuation of surface acoustic waves by epitaxial YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub {ital x}} films has been studied for {ital x}{congruent}6 to 7. For fully oxygenated samples, the acoustic attenuation as a function of temperature shows two broad peaks at about 135 and 240 K, and decreases monotonically below the lower peak temperature. The cause of attenuation peaks is attributed to scattering by optical phonons. Our data do not show any gap structure at {ital T}{sub {ital c}} due to relatively weak electron-phonon interactions at the acoustic frequencies. As the oxygen deficiency increases, the temperature dependence of the dc resistance changes from metallic to semiconducting and finally to insulating behavior. Acoustic attenuation data correspondingly show a drastic change due to different attenuation mechanisms: from the phonon scattering loss in the metallic regime to the electric-field coupling loss in the semiconducting and insulating regimes. In the latter regimes, the temperature dependence of low-frequency resistance calculated from the attenuation data can be fitted to a three-dimensional Mott variable-range-hopping model.

Structure and optical properties of [In{sub 1−2x}Sn{sub x}Zn{sub x}]GaO{sub 3}(ZnO){sub m}

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Eichhorn, Simon; Mader, Werner, E-mail: mader@uni-bonn.de

2016-01-15

Compounds of [In{sub 1−2x}Sn{sub x}Zn{sub x}]GaO{sub 3}(ZnO){sub 1} (x≤0.22) and [In{sub 1−2x}Sn{sub x}Zn{sub x}]GaO{sub 3}(ZnO){sub 2} (x≤0.42) were prepared by solid state processing proving a substantial solid solution of Sn in the layered compounds InGaO{sub 3}(ZnO){sub m} (m=1, 2). Single crystal X-ray diffraction of the compounds reveals two In{sup 3+} ions to be substituted by one Sn{sup 4+} and one Zn{sup 2+} at the octahedral layer preserving the average charge of +3 at these sites. The substitution does not lead to an ordering of the ions but proves for the first time that the octahedral site can be occupied by different ions while all characteristics of the layered structures remain unchanged. Consequences of indium substitution are (i) decrease of the a axis compared to InGaO{sub 3}(ZnO){sub m} according to smaller ionic radii of Sn{sup 4+} and Zn{sup 2+} compared to In{sup 3+} and (ii) shift of the optical band gap to higher energies shown by UV–vis measurements. - Graphical abstract: Substitution limits of indium in InGaO{sub 3}(ZnO){sub m} (IGZO) by Sn and Zn are studied for m=1, 2 by single crystal X-ray diffraction and micro-chemical analysis. - Highlights: • New Oxides [In{sub 1−2x}Sn{sub x}Zn{sub x}]GaO{sub 3}(ZnO){sub m} (m=1, 2) with IGZO type structure. • Sn and Zn substitute for In at octahedral sites. • Crystal structures were characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. • Optical band gap energies were determined by UV–vis spectroscopy.

Cobalt-free perovskite Pr{sub 0.5}Sr{sub 0.5}Fe{sub 1−x}Cu{sub x}O{sub 3−δ} (PSFC) as a cathode material for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells

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Moura, Caroline G., E-mail: caroline.materiais@gmail.com [Materials Science and Engineering Postgraduate Program, UFRN, 59078-970, Natal (Brazil); Grilo, João Paulo de F. [Materials Science and Engineering Postgraduate Program, UFRN, 59078-970, Natal (Brazil); Macedo, Daniel A., E-mail: damaced@gmail.com [Materials Science and Engineering Postgraduate Program, UFPB, 58051-900, João Pessoa (Brazil); Cesário, Moisés R.; Fagg, Duncan Paul [Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro (Portugal); Nascimento, Rubens M. [Materials Science and Engineering Postgraduate Program, UFRN, 59078-970, Natal (Brazil)

2016-09-01

PSFC (Pr{sub 0.5}Sr{sub 0.5}Fe{sub 1−x}Cu{sub x}O{sub 3−δ}) is a new perovskite-type oxide that has gained considerable attention as cathode material for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCs), due to its high mixed ionic-electronic conductivity below 800 °C. In this work, PSFC (Pr{sub 0.5}Sr{sub 0.5}Fe{sub 1−x}Cu{sub x}O{sub 3−δ}, x = 0.2 and 0.4) powders were synthesized by the citrate method and structurally characterized by X-ray diffractometry. Screen-printed cathodes were sintered at 1050 °C and electrochemically characterized by impedance spectroscopy at 600–800 °C in pure oxygen. The area specific resistances (ASR) of the Pr{sub 0.5}Sr{sub 0.5}Fe{sub 0.8}Cu{sub 0.2}O{sub 3−δ} material are shown to be competitive with typical values reported for cobalt-based cathodes in the measured temperature range, while, importantly, offering a significantly lower activation energy, 0.62 eV. The thermal expansion coefficients of these Co-free cathodes are in the range of 13–15 × 10{sup −6} °C{sup −1}, in a temperature range 200–650 °C, demonstrating a good thermal compatibility with gadolinia doped ceria (CGO) electrolytes. - Highlights: • Cobalt-free Pr{sub 0.5}Sr{sub 0.5}Fe{sub 1−x}Cu{sub x}O{sub 3−δ} (PSFC) cathodes successfully prepared by the citrate method. • PSFC cathodes are thermally compatible with CGO electrolytes. • Pr{sub 0.5}Sr{sub 0.5}Fe{sub 0.8}Cu{sub 0.2}O{sub 3−δ} presents competitive area specific resistances of low activation energy, 0.62 eV.

Magnetically separable Cu{sub 2}O/chitosan–Fe{sub 3}O{sub 4} nanocomposites: Preparation, characterization and visible-light photocatalytic performance

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Cao, Chunhua [School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072 (China); Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056 (China); Xiao, Ling, E-mail: xiaoling9119@whu.edu.cn [School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072 (China); Chen, Chunhua [Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056 (China); Cao, Qihua [School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072 (China)

2015-04-01

Highlights: • A novel magnetically-separable Cu{sub 2}O/CS–Fe{sub 3}O{sub 4} photocatalyst was in situ prepared. • Cu{sub 2}O/CS–Fe{sub 3}O{sub 4} NCs had rough and porous chitosan surface layer embedded with Fe{sub 3}O{sub 4} NPs. • Cu{sub 2}O/CS–Fe{sub 3}O{sub 4} NCs showed large surface areas and special dimodal pore structure. • Cu{sub 2}O/CS–Fe{sub 3}O{sub 4} NCs showed superparamagnetism and could be easily magnetic separated. • Cu{sub 2}O/CS–Fe{sub 3}O{sub 4} NCs exhibited good visible-light photocatalytic activity and stability. - Abstract: A novel magnetically-separable visible-light-induced photocatalyst, Cu{sub 2}O/chitosan–Fe{sub 3}O{sub 4} nanocomposite (Cu{sub 2}O/CS–Fe{sub 3}O{sub 4} NC), was prepared via a facile one-step precipitation–reduction process by using magnetic chitosan chelating copper ions as precursor. The structure and properties of Cu{sub 2}O/CS–Fe{sub 3}O{sub 4} NCs were characterized by XRD, FT-IR, SEM, HRTEM, SAED, EDS, BET, VSM, XPS and UV–vis/DRS. The photocatalytic activity of Cu{sub 2}O/CS–Fe{sub 3}O{sub 4} NCs was evaluated by decolorization of reactive brilliant red X-3B (X-3B) under visible light irradiation. The characterization results indicated that Cu{sub 2}O/CS–Fe{sub 3}O{sub 4} NCs exhibited relatively large specific surface areas and special dimodal pore structure because Cu{sub 2}O was wrapped in chitosan matrix embedded with Fe{sub 3}O{sub 4} nanoparticles. The tight combination of magnetic Fe{sub 3}O{sub 4} and semiconductor Cu{sub 2}O through chitosan made the nanocomposites show good superparamagnetism and photocatalytic activity. It was found that X-3B could be decolorized more efficiently in acidic media than in neutral or alkaline media. The decolorization of X-3B was ascribed to the synergistic effect of photocatalysis and adsorption. Cu{sub 2}O/CS–Fe{sub 3}O{sub 4} NCs could be easily separated from the solution by an external magnet, and the decolorization rates of X-3B

The flexural strength and microhardness of YBa2Cu3O6+δ

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Ihm, M.K.; Powell, B.R.; Bloink, R.L.

1989-01-01

The flexural strengths of rectangular YBa 2 Cu 3 O 6+δ bars, prepared from mixed oxides and carbonates, or spray dried precursors have been measured at room temperature and at 77K. Strengths ranged from 17.8 to 57.6 MPa at room temperature, depending on processing history, and were twenty percent greater when measured at 77K. Corrosion of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 6+δ in humid air at 38 0 C created two layers of corrosion products, but did not weaken the uncorroded core when failure loads were corrected for the decreased sample dimensions. The Knoop hardness of polycrystalline YBa 2 Cu 3 O 6+δ ranged from 436 to 447 KHN while the hardness of individual grains of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 6+δ was 498 KHN. Variations in flexural strength with microstructure were observed and are discussed

Catalytic oxidation of n-hexane promoted by Ce{sub 1−x}Cu{sub x}O{sub 2} catalysts prepared by one-step polymeric precursor method

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Araújo, Vinícius D., E-mail: dantas@ursa.ifsc.usp.br [Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo – USP, 13560-970 São Carlos, SP (Brazil); Lima, Maurício M. de [Instituto de Ciencia de los Materiales, Universidad de Valencia, E-46071 Valencia (Spain); Fundación General, Universitat de Valencia, Valencia (Spain); Cantarero, Andrés [Instituto de Ciencia de los Materiales, Universidad de Valencia, E-46071 Valencia (Spain); Bernardi, Maria I.B. [Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo – USP, 13560-970 São Carlos, SP (Brazil); Bellido, Jorge D.A. [CAP-Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rei – UFSJ, São João Del-Rei, MG (Brazil); Assaf, Elisabete M. [Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo – USP, 13560-970 São Carlos, SP (Brazil); Balzer, Rosana; Probst, Luiz F.D. [Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – UFSC, 88040-900 Florianópolis, SC (Brazil); Fajardo, Humberto V. [Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto – UFOP, 35400-000 Ouro Preto, MG (Brazil)

2013-11-01

Ceria-supported copper catalysts (Ce{sub 1−x}Cu{sub x}O{sub 2}, with x (mol) = 0, 0.01, 0.03, 0.05 and 0.10) were prepared in one step through the polymeric precursor method. The textural properties of the catalysts were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Rietveld refinement, N{sub 2}-physisorption (BET surface area), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), UV–visible diffuse reflectance and photoluminescence spectroscopies and temperature-programmed reduction (TPR). In a previous study ceria-supported copper catalysts were found to be efficient in the preferential oxidation of CO. In this study, we extended the catalytic application of Ce{sub 1−x}Cu{sub x}O{sub 2} systems to n-hexane oxidation and it was verified that the catalysts were highly efficient in the proposed reaction. The best performance (up to 95% conversion) was observed for the catalysts with low copper loads (Ce{sub 0.97}Cu{sub 0.03}O{sub 2} and Ce{sub 0.99}Cu{sub 0.01}O{sub 2}, respectively). The physicochemical characterizations revealed that these behaviors could be attributed to the copper species present in the catalysts and the interaction between CuO and CeO{sub 2}, which vary according to the copper content. - Highlights: • Synthesis of CuO/CeO2 catalysts by the one-step polymeric precursor method. • 95% n-hexane conversion on Ce0.97Cu0.03O2 catalyst. • Redox properties play a key role in the catalytic performance.

Charge compensation mechanisms in U{sub 1-x}Gd{sub x}O{sub 2} and Th{sub 1-x}Gd{sub x}O{sub 2-x/2} studied by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

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Bès, R., E-mail: rene.bes@aalto.fi [Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, P.O. Box 14100, FI-00076 Aalto (Finland); Pakarinen, J.; Baena, A. [Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN), Institute for Nuclear Materials Science, Boeretang 200, B-2400 Mol (Belgium); Conradson, S. [Synchrotron SOLEIL, Ligne de Lumière MARS, L' Orme des Merisiers, Saint Aubin, BP 48, F-91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex (France); Verwerft, M. [Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN), Institute for Nuclear Materials Science, Boeretang 200, B-2400 Mol (Belgium); Tuomisto, F. [Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, P.O. Box 14100, FI-00076 Aalto (Finland)

2017-06-15

The charge compensation mechanisms in U{sub 1-x}Gd{sub x}O{sub 2} and Th{sub 1-x}Gd{sub x}O{sub 2-x/2} have been systematically studied using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) upon gradually increasing the Gd content. Gd doped nuclear fuels are widely used for optimizing the fresh core neutronics, yet when Gd{sup 3+} is substituted into U{sup 4+} or Th{sup 4+} lattice position in UO{sub 2} or ThO{sub 2}, respectively, charge must be compensated for charge neutrality. In U{sub 1-x}Gd{sub x}O{sub 2} the general hypothesis has been that the U{sup 4+} will oxidise to U{sup 5+}/U{sup 6+} while in Th{sub 1-x}Gd{sub x}O{sub 2-x/2} the fixed Th{sup 4+} valence requires generation of O vacancies. Our XAS results for a series of technologically relevant Gd contents (x = 0.04 to 0.14) in U{sub 1-x}Gd{sub x}O{sub 2} clearly demonstrate that upon increasing the Gd content U{sup 5+} is formed inducing slight increase in the U coordination number and contraction for the U-O distances while the Gd local environment remains virtually unchanged. For the Th{sub 1-x}Gd{sub x}O{sub 2-x/2} larger Gd fractions were applied (x = 0.10 to 0.34). Nonetheless, both Gd and Th local environments show changes upon increasing the Gd content; the average Gd-O and Th-O distances decrease gradually and the Gd and Th coordination numbers follow the expected trend considering the O vacancy formation to obtain charge neutrality. Finally, comparison to Gd{sub 2}O{sub 3} allowed us to propose that one of the Gd L{sub 3}-edge XANES resonance features is directly connected to the generation of O vacancies.

The effects of H+ implants on YBa2Cu3O7 superconducting materials

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Luo Chenglin; Pan Guoqiang; Han Ming; Wang Guanghou

1993-09-01

The variations of microstructure and electrical properties of Y-Ba-Cu O with and without H + implantation have been studied by scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction and IR spectrum techniques. The results have shown that these variations are directly relative to the intrinsic quality of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 . Microstructural change is responsible for the variations of electrical properties of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 superconductor. The Cu H bond formed by H + implanted into YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 is not a key factor for these variations

Proximity-effect and tunneling in YBa2Cu3O7/metal layered structures

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Greene, L.H.; Feldmann, W.L.; Barner, J.B.; Farrow, L.A.; Miceli, P.F.; Ramesh, R.; Wilkens, B.J.; Bagley, B.G.; Giroud, M.; Rowell, J.M.

1990-01-01

Superconducting thin films of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 are prepared in-situ by on-axis sputter deposition from a single, composite target. The planar magnetron target composition of YBa:Cu = 1.08:1.76:4.5 sputtered onto MgO at T ∼ 750 degrees C in a 600 mTorr Ar-O 2 atmosphere yields reproducible superconducting films having T c (R = 0) > 80 K and stoichiometry 1:2:3, that are shiny and of near epitaxial crystalline quality. In order to ensure clean interfaces, YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 /normal metal bilayers (to form SNS' Josephson junctions) and YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 /normal metal/insulating barrier trilayers (to form SNIS' proximity tunnel junctions) are grown completely in-situ. (The S' = Pb counter electrode is evaporated ex-situ.) A supercurrent and Shapiro steps are observed in microwave irradiated SNS' (N = Ag) small area (5 x 10 -5 cm 2 junctions. In SNIS' tunnel junctions, high-quality Pb tunnelling is observed

Epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7-δ/Sr2RuO4 heterostructures

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Schlom, D.G.; Merritt, B.A.; Madhavan, S.

1997-01-01

The anisotropic oxide superconductors YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ and Sr 2 RuO 4 have been epitaxially combined in various ways (c-axis on c-axis, c-axis on a-axis, and a-axis on a-axis) though the use of appropriate substrates. Phase-pure a-axis oriented or c-axis oriented epitaxial Sr 2 RuO 4 films were grown by pulsed laser deposition. YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ films were then grown on both orientations of Sr 2 RuO 4 films and the resulting epitaxy was characterized

Faceting of (001) CeO2 Films: The Road to High Quality TFA-YBa2Cu3O7 Multilayers

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Coll, M; Gazquez, J; Sandiumenge, F; Pomar, A; Puig, T; Obradors, X; Espinos, J P; Gonzalez-Elipe, A R

2006-01-01

CeO 2 films are technologically important as a buffer layer for the integration of superconducting YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 films on biaxially textured Ni substrates. The growth of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 layers on the CeO 2 cap layers by the trifluoroacetate (TFA) route remains a critical issue. To improve the accommodation of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 on CeO 2 , surface conditioning or CeO 2 is required. In this work we have applied ex-situ post-processes at different atmospheres to the CeO 2 layers deposited on YSZ single crystals using rf sputtering. XPS analysis showed that post-annealing CeO 2 layer in Ar/H 2 /H 2 O catalyses in an unexpected way the growth of (001)- terraces. We also report on the growth conditions of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 -TFA on CeO 2 buffered YSZ single crystal grown by chemical solution deposition and we compare them with those leading to optimized YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 -TFA films on LaAlO 3 single crystals. Critical currents up to 1.6 MA/cm 2 at 77 K have been demonstrated in 300 nm thick YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 layers on CeO 2 /YSZ system. The optimized processing conditions have then been applied to grow YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 -TFA films on Ni substrates having vacuum deposited cap layers of CeO 2

Competing charge, spin, and superconducting orders in underdoped YBa2Cu3Oy

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Hücker, M.; Christensen, Niels Bech; Holmes, A. T.

2014-01-01

order decreases with underdoping to TCDW~90 K in YBa2Cu3O6.44. Together with a weakened order parameter this suggests a competition between CDW and SDW orders. In addition, the CDW order in YBa2Cu3O6.44 shows the same type of competition with superconductivity as a function of temperature and magnetic...

Texture formation in YBa2Cu3Ox

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Shlyakhtin, O.A.; Putlyaev, V.I.; Kesler, Ya.A.; Olejnikov, N.N.; Tret'yakov, Yu.D.

1989-01-01

An attempt is made to explain testure formation in YBa 2 Cu 3 O x specimens. The comparison of textures of specimens synthesized under different conditions has permitted to single out three factors, affecting the character of the structure being formed: synthesis temperature, compacting conditions and chemical nature of reagents. 3 refs.; 1 tab

Zinc-induced modification of the dynamical magnetic susceptibility in the superconducting state of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 6+}{sub {ital x}} as revealed by inelastic neutron scattering

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Sidis, Y.; Bourges, P.; Hennion, B. [Laboratoire Leon Brillouin, CEA-CNRS, Centre dEtudes de Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette (France); Regnault, L.P. [Centre dEtudes Nucleaires de Grenoble, Departement de Recherche Fondamentale sur la Matiere Condensee, Service de Physique Statistique, Magnetisme et Supraconductivite, Groupe Magnetisme et Diffraction Neutronique, 85 X, 38041 Grenoble cedex (France); Villeneuve, R.; Collin, G. [Laboratoire Leon Brillouin, CEA-CNRS, Centre dEtudes de Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette (France); Marucco, J.F. [Laboratoire des Composes Non-Stoechiometriques, CNRS URA 446, Batiment 415, Universite Paris Sud centre dOrsay, Orsay (France)

1996-03-01

Inelastic-neutron-scattering measurements have been performed to determine the imaginary part of the dynamical susceptibility, {chi}{double_prime}({ital Q},{omega}), of a YBa{sub 2}(Cu{sub 1{minus}{ital y}}Zn{sub {ital y}}){sub 3}O{sub 6.97} sample exhibiting a superconducting transition at {ital T}{sub {ital c}}=69 K. Zinc substitution induces striking modifications of the energy dependence of {chi}{double_prime}({ital Q},{omega}) but magnetic fluctuations remain peaked at the antiferromagnetic wave vector, {ital Q}{sub AF}, at all investigated energies. In the superconducting state of the zinc-free compound, {chi}{double_prime}({ital Q},{omega}) is restricted to a narrow energy range, {h_bar}{omega}=33{endash}47 meV, displaying a {ital spin} {ital gap} at {ital E}{sub {ital G}}=33 meV and a resonant enhancement at {ital E}{sub {tau}}=39 meV, both features vanishing upon heating up above {ital T}{sub {ital c}}. In the {ital y}=0.02 substituted sample in the superconducting state, there is still an energy band in the range 32{endash}47 meV but no clear resonance, and a signal is now observed in the low energy range, though the line shape of {chi}{double_prime}({ital Q},{omega}) indicates some reminiscence of the spin gap of the pure compound. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}

Transport properties of YBa2Cu3O7/PrBa2Cu3O7 superlattices

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Jakob, G.; Hahn, T.; Stoelzel, C.; Tome-Rosa, C.; Adrian, H.

1992-01-01

We investigated the transport properties of high-quality YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 /PrBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 superlattices. The exceptional structural order of the superlattices resulted in satellite peaks up to the ninth order in X-ray diffraction diagrams and high Tc values. We find high superconducting critical transport current densities j c even for ultrafine modulated superlattices which proves the existence of nearly continuous YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 layers. The activation energy U is found to be constant or to have a linear temperatures dependence over a wide temperature range. (orig.)

Investigation of the magnetoresistance behavior in high pulsed magnetic fields up to 351 in thick films YBa2Cu3Ox and YBa2Cu3Ox (5% Ag-doped) near by superconductivity transition

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Broide, E.; Yakunin, M.

1998-01-01

The influence of pulsed magnetic fields up to 35T on samples YBa 2 Cu 3 O x and YBa 2 Cu 3 O x (5% Ag-doped ) thick films produced after electromagnetic separation HTSC1-2-3 powders was investigated. The field was generated in the multiturned copper wire coil with a semisinusoidal pulse duration of about 10 ms.To measure the magneto resistivity the sample voltage under the constant current regime was made to an accuracy of 0.5*10 -6 V and minimal time interval of 100 ns. To extract the true signal from the spurious background voltage generated by the pulsed magnetic field ,the previously recorded signals for zero current were subtracted with high precision from the nonzero current signals. After a series of pulses the zero field resistivities as a function of temperature were compared with the initial date to reveal the irreversible changes in samples. We discovered a non linear behavior in the magnetoresistance of YBa 2 Cu 3 O x after measurements with current greater than 1A/cm 2 at the temperature 67.4K. However in the specimens with 5% Ag+YBa 2 Cu 3 O x we observed a linear plot of magneto resistivity and magnetic field at currents less than 20 A/cm 2 at the 77K. In our view the difference in behavior of the two types of samples is a function of the resistivity of granular contacts in polycrystal thick films YBa 2 Cu 3 O x and YBa 2 Cu 3 O x (5% Ag doped)

Structural, magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of polycrystalline La{sub 0.67}Ba{sub 0.33-x}Zn{sub x}MnO{sub 3} (x = 0.15 and 0.2) manganites

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Zaidi, Asma; Mohamed, Z.; Dhahri, J. [University of Monastir, Laboratory of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Monastir (Tunisia); Hlil, E.K. [CNRS, University of Joseph Fourier, Institut Neel, Grenoble (France); Alharbi, T.; Zaidi, M. [Majmaah University, College of Science of Zulfi, Al Majmaah (Saudi Arabia)

2016-04-15

We report on the structural, magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of manganite La{sub 0.67}Ba{sub 0.33-x}Zn{sub x}MnO{sub 3} (x=0.15 and 0.2). X-ray diffraction studies show that all samples crystallize with the rhombohedral symmetry within the space group R anti 3c. The magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of polycrystalline perovskite were investigated from the measured magnetization data of the samples as a function of the applied magnetic field. The associated magnetic entropy change close to their respective Curie temperature T{sub C} and the relative cooling power (RCP) have been determined. It was found that the maximum change in magnetic entropy of La{sub 0.67}Ba{sub 0.33-x}Zn{sub x}MnO{sub 3} samples reached 3.4 J/kg K at T{sub C}=260 K for a magnetic field of 5 T and RCP=223.77 J/kg. In view of these results, La{sub 0.67}Ba{sub 0.33-x}Zn{sub x}MnO{sub 3} compounds are potential candidates for magnetic refrigeration. (orig.)

Critical current density in (YBa2Cu3O7-δ)1-x-(PrBa2Cu3O7-δ)x melt-textured composites

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Opata, Yuri Aparecido; Monteiro, João Frederico Haas Leandro; Jurelo, Alcione Roberto; Siqueira, Ezequiel Costa

2018-06-01

Melt textured (YBa2Cu3O7-δ)1-x-(PrBa2Cu3O7-δ)x composites (x = 0.00 and x = 0.05) were grown using the top seeding method. The effect of the PrBa2Cu3O7-δ phase on the growth process and the modification of the microstructure as well as on the physical properties was analyzed. X-ray analyses indicated that both pure and Pr-doped samples present an orthorhombic superconducting phase. From resistivity measurements for YBa2Cu3O7-δ and (YBa2Cu3O7-δ)0.95-(PrBa2Cu3O7-δ)0.05 samples, the Tcab did not change and was around 90.5 K. However, from magnetic measurements, the superconductivity was observed in critical temperatures TC = 92.9 K and 92.4 K for YBa2Cu3O7-δ and (YBa2Cu3O7-δ)0.95-(PrBa2Cu3O7-δ)0.05 samples, respectively. The YBa2Cu3O7-δ sample showed higher critical current densities than those shown by the (YBa2Cu3O7-δ)0.95-(PrBa2Cu3O7-δ)0.05 sample, with values of JC = 5.85 × 105 A/cm2 and 4.72 × 105 A/cm2, respectively. This paper also discusses the importance of Pr substitution on nano- and micro-meter scales to enhance JC(H).

La{sub 3}Cu{sub 4}P{sub 4}O{sub 2} and La{sub 5}Cu{sub 4}P{sub 4}O{sub 4}Cl{sub 2}. Synthesis, structure and {sup 31}P solid state NMR spectroscopy

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Bartsch, Timo; Eul, Matthias; Poettgen, Rainer [Muenster Univ. (Germany). Inst. fuer Anorganische und Analytische Chemie; Benndorf, Christopher; Eckert, Hellmut [Muenster Univ. (Germany). Inst. fuer Physikalische Chemie; Sao Paulo Univ., Sao Carlos, SP (Brazil). Inst. of Physics

2016-04-01

The phosphide oxides La{sub 3}Cu{sub 4}P{sub 4}O{sub 2} and La{sub 5}Cu{sub 4}P{sub 4}O{sub 4}Cl{sub 2} were synthesized from lanthanum, copper(I) oxide, red phosphorus, and lanthanum(III) chloride through a ceramic technique. Single crystals can be grown in a NaCl/KCl flux. Both structures were refined from single crystal X-ray diffractometer data: I4/mmm, a = 403.89(4), c = 2681.7(3) pm, wR2 = 0.0660, 269 F{sup 2} values, 19 variables for La{sub 3}Cu{sub 4}P{sub 4}O{sub 2} and a = 407.52(5), c = 4056.8(7) pm, wR2 = 0.0905, 426 F{sup 2} values, 27 variables for La{sub 5}Cu{sub 4}P{sub 4}O{sub 4}Cl{sub 2}. Refinement of the occupancy parameters revealed full occupancy for the oxygen sites in both compounds. The structures are composed of cationic (La{sub 2}O{sub 2}){sup 2+} layers and covalently bonded (Cu{sub 4}P{sub 4}){sup 5-} polyanionic layers with metallic characteristics, and an additional La{sup 3+} between two adjacent (Cu{sub 4}P{sub 4}){sup 5-} layers. The structure of La{sub 5}Cu{sub 4}P{sub 4}O{sub 4}Cl{sub 2} comprises two additional LaOCl slabs per unit cell. Temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility studies revealed Pauli paramagnetism. The phosphide substructure of La{sub 3}Cu{sub 4}P{sub 4}O{sub 2} was studied by {sup 31}P solid state NMR spectroscopy. By using a suitable dipolar re-coupling approach the two distinct resonances belonging to the P{sub 2}{sup 4-} and the P{sup 3-} units could be identified.

Electrical characterization of chemically modified YBa2Cu3O7-x surfaces

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Hunt, B.D.; Foote, M.C.; Vasquez, R.P.

1990-01-01

Results on electrical characterization of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x thin-film surfaces treated with a Br/ethanol chemical etch are presented. Electrical measurements of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x /Au/Nb device structures fabricated using polycrystalline, post-annealed YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x films with Br-etched surfaces, show improvements of approximately one or two orders of magnitude in current densities and resistivities (resistance-area products) relative to unetched devices. The existence of supercurrents in these structures has been confirmed by observation of the ac Josephson effect, and by magnetic field and temperature studies of the critical currents. The Br-etch process has produced 10x10 μm 2 devices with critical current densities greater than 400 A/cm 2 and resistivities as low as 4x10 -7 Ω cm 2

Synthesis and chemistry of the new Y-Based and Bi-Based high temperature superconducting perovskites

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Tarascon, J.M.; Barboux, P.; Miceli, P.F.; Bagley, B.G.; Greene, L.H.; Hull, G.W.; Giroud, M.

1988-12-01

Chemical synstesis of the new high T{sub c} oxides using solid state reactions or solution techniques is shown. A solution process which allows the preparation of both homogeneous and dense ceramics and of superconducting thick films has been developed for the YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} system. Physical measurements performed on homogeneous YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3-x}Co{sub x}O{sub y} samples have shown that the Co substitution, associated with an uptake of oxygen, takes place on the Cu-O chains and that T{sub c} is depressed, leading ultimately to antiferromagnetic insulators whose magnetic structures are shown. Three phases of general formula Bi{sub 2}Sr{sub 2}Ca{sub n-1}Cu{sub n}O{sub y} with n = 1,2 and 3 have been isolated in the Bi system and characterized for their structural and physical properties. These phases crystallize in the same pseudotetragonal unit cell differing one from the next by the stacking sequence along the c-axis, with the main feature being the presence of a sheared Bi-O double layer. The T{sub c}s of the n = 1,2 and 3 phases are 10 K, 85 K and 110 K respectively, but because of phase intergrowth, these values depend upon sample processing, making chemical substitutions within the Bi system quite complex as is discussed. Finally, we succeeded in making superconducting thick films (having zero resistance around 100 K) of the Bi-based and T1-based matrials via the decomposition of aqueous-glycerol solutions containing the salts of the elements.

Theoretical calculations of oxygen relaxation in YBa2Cu3O6+x ceramics

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Mi, Y.; Schaller, R.; Sathish, S.; Benoit, W.

1991-12-01

A two-dimensional theoretical model of stress-induced point-defect relaxation in a layered structure is presented, with a detailed discussion of the special case of YBa2Cu3O6+x. The experimental results of oxygen relaxation in YBa2Cu3O6+x can be explained qualitatively by this model.

Measurements of the London penetration depths in YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub x by means of muon spin rotation (. mu. SR) experiments

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Puempin, B.; Keller, H.; Kuendig, W.; Odermatt, W.; Savic, I.M.; Schneider, J.W.; Simmler, H.; Zimmermann, P. (Physik-Inst., Univ. Zuerich (Switzerland)); Bednorz, J.G.; Maeno, Y.; Mueller, K.A.; Rossel, C. (IBM Research Div., Zuerich Research Lab., Rueschlikon (Switzerland)); Kaldis, E.; Rusiecki, S. (Lab. fuer Festkoerperphysik, ETH Zuerich (Switzerland)); Assmus, W.; Kowalewski, J. (Physikalisches Inst., Univ. Frankfurt (Germany, F.R.))

1989-12-01

To get accurate values of the London penetration depths in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x}, {mu}SR measurements were performed on a high quality, sintered sample and a c-axis-oriented polycrystal. For the sintered sample the temperature dependence of the effective penetration depth {lambda}{sub eff} is well described by the two-fluid model, with {lambda}{sub eff}(0) = 155(10) nm. This behavior of {lambda}{sub eff}(T) is consistent with conventional s-wave pairing. The anisotropy ratio {lambda}{sub c}/{lambda}{sub ab} {approx equal} 5(1) was determined from measurements on the polycrystal. These results were used to calculate {lambda}{sub ab}(0) = 130(10) nm and {lambda}{sub c}(0) {approx equal} 500-800 nm. (orig.).

YBCO/manganite layered structures on NdGaO{sub 3} substrates

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Nurgaliev, T [Institute of Electronics BAS, 72 Tsarigradsko Chaussee, 1784 Sofia (Bulgaria); Blagoev, B [Institute of Electronics BAS, 72 Tsarigradsko Chaussee, 1784 Sofia (Bulgaria); Donchev, T [Institute of Electronics BAS, 72 Tsarigradsko Chaussee, 1784 Sofia (Bulgaria); Miteva, S [Institute of Electronics BAS, 72 Tsarigradsko Chaussee, 1784 Sofia (Bulgaria); Mozhaev, P B [Institute of Physics and Technology RAS, Nakhimovsky ave. 36, 117218 Moscow (Russian Federation); Mozhaeva, J E [Institute of Physics and Technology RAS, Nakhimovsky ave. 36, 117218 Moscow (Russian Federation); Ovsyannikov, G A [Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics RAS, Mokhovaya st.11, 103907 Moscow (Russian Federation); Kotelyanskii, I M [Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics RAS, Mokhovaya st.11, 103907 Moscow (Russian Federation); Jacobsen, C [Technical University of Denmark, Building 307-309, DK-2800, Kgs.Lyngby, Denmark (Denmark)

2006-06-01

Results of deposition of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-x}/CeO{sub 2}/(La{sub 0.7}Ca{sub 0.3}MnO{sub 3} or La{sub 0.7}Sr{sub 0.3}MnO{sub 3}) structures on the standard oriented and tilted ( 8{sup 0}) NdGaO{sub 3} substrates and results of investigation of electrical parameters of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-x} (YBCO) films in such structures are presented. The YBCO component of the structure exhibits lower value of the critical parameters in comparison with those of single YBCO films. The contribution of the magnetic layer to the microwave losses of the YBCO film in the layered structure is evaluated.

Positron-annihilation study of oxygen-deficient YBa2Cu3Ox (6.3

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Tang, C.Q.; Li, B.R.; Chen, A.

1990-01-01

We have measured the positron-lifetime spectra of oxygen-deficient YBa 2 Cu 3 O x for 6.3 m , τ 1 , τ 2 , and I 2 have a significant oxygen-content dependence. It is suggested that there are many kinds of positron states in polycrystalline YBa 2 Cu 3 O x , the disordering of O(1) vacancies strongly affects positron lifetime, and with gradually decreasing x the average electronic density decreases and the configuration and/or the charge states of the oxygen vacancies change in the region containing Cu(1)-O(1) chains

Muon-spin rotation (. mu. SR) study of the temperature dependence of the London penetration depth in copper oxide superconductors

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Keller, H.; Kuendig, W.; Savic, I.M.; Simmler, H.; Staeuble-Puempin, B.; Warden, M.; Zech, D.; Zimmermann, P. (Physik-Inst., Univ. Zurich (Germany)); Kaldis, E.; Karpinski, J.; Rusiecki, S. (Lab. fuer Festkoerperphysik, ETH Zurich (Switzerland)); Brewer, J.H.; Riseman, T.M.; Schneider, J.W. (TRIUMF and Dept. of Physics, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver (Canada)); Maeno, Y.; Rossel, C. (IBM Research Div., Zurich Research Lab., Rueschlikon (Switzerland))

1991-12-01

A {mu}SR study of the temperature dependence of the London penetration depth {lambda} in sintered samples of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} (with various oxygen contents x), YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 4}O{sub 8} and Bi{sub 2}Sr{sub 2}CaCu{sub 2}O{sub 8} is presented. It is found that the temperature behavior of {lambda} of all these cuprate superconductors is consistent with conventional s-wave pairing. However, there are significant differences concerning the exact temperature dependence of {lambda} in these materials. In YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} with high x, the behavior of {lambda}(T) is well described by the two-fluid model (strong coupling), whereas {lambda}(T) in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} with low x, YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 4}O{sub 8} and Bi{sub 2}Sr{sub 2}CaCu{sub 2}O{sub 8} is in better agreement with weak-coupling BCS theory. Possible reasons for the different temperature behavior of {lambda} in these materials are discussed. (orig.).

Impedance measurements on YB/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7-delta) interpretation and trapping parameters

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Yasmeen, S.; Mohammad, M.; Khan, A.Y.; Subhani, M.S.

1997-01-01

Two probe impedance spectroscopic studies were carried out on YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/ O/sub 7-delta/ two different sintering conditions i.e. at before final sintering and at after final sintering. In both condition ac impedance studies were done in the frequency range of 1Hz to 100kHz and at different temperatures from room temperature down to 78K. Measurements were done with contacts opposite side (i.e., ceramic behaves as a resister) as well as on opposite sides (i.e., ceramic behaves as a capacitor). Results were obtained in the form of Nyquist plot. Log, Yi/omega Vs log f plot and Yr/omega Vs log f plot. These plots were explained through equivalent circuits. The bulk resistance Rb, the grain boundary resistance R/sub b/ and grain boundary capacitance C/sub gb/ were obtained through these plots. The ac conductivities were also obtained at all temperatures. The log sigma g Vs log omega (frequency) plots were interpreted invoking the theory of ac conductivity in polycrystalline solids. The trapping parameters (binding energy, the hopping distance etc.) were calculated and interpreted. (author)

Post-deposition treatments of plasma-sprayed YBaCuO coatings deposited on nickel

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Dube, D; Lambert, P; Arsenault, B; Champagne, B [National Research Council of Canada, Boucherville, PQ (Canada)

1990-12-15

As-sprayed YBaCuO coatings do not exhibit superconductivity because of the non-equilibrium solidification conditions of molten particles on the substrate and to the deposit's loss of oxygen. Therefore post-deposition treatments are required to restore the superconductivity. In this study, post-deposition treatments were carried out on thick YBaCuO coatings (200 {mu}m) deposited on cold nickel substrates to modify their microstructure, to restore the oxygen content and to improve their superconducting properties. These treatments consist in heating the coatings at various temperatures above 950deg C followed by controlled solidification cycles. The effect of these treatments on the microstructure of the coatings was assessed and the interaction between the coatings and the nickel substrate was also examined. Solidification cycles including a low cooling rate near the non-congruent melting temperature of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} and involving a temperature gradient were carried out to create a texture. (orig.).

Preparation and property of magnetic photocatalyst BiOCl/Mn{sub x}Zn{sub 1−x}Fe{sub 2}O{sub 4}

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Feng, Shan; Xu, Longjun, E-mail: xulj@cqu.edu.cn; Liu, Chenglun [State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control (China); Du, Haigang [Liupanshui Normal University, Department of Mining Engineering (China); Xie, Taiping [State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control (China); Zhu, Qianqian [Chongqing University, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (China)

2017-02-15

The magnetic photocatalyst BiOCl/Mn{sub x}Zn{sub 1−x}Fe{sub 2}O{sub 4} was prepared by impregnation-calcination method. The structure and properties of the prepared photocatalyst were characterized by FTIR, XRD, SEM, TEM, UV–vis DRS, and VSM. Mn{sub x}Zn{sub 1−x}Fe{sub 2}O{sub 4} inhibited the growth along (001) crystal face and promoted (110) crystal surface exposure of BiOCl. The as-prepared magnetic composite appeared flower-like microspheres assembled with nanosheets. The average crystallite size and the nanosheet thickness range of BiOCl/Mn{sub x}Zn{sub 1−x}Fe{sub 2}O{sub 4} were 57.6 and 75.7–112.2 nm, respectively. The band gap energy (E{sub g}) of BiOCl/Mn{sub x}Zn{sub 1−x}Fe{sub 2}O{sub 4} was 2.48 eV, which was lower than that of BiOCl. The saturation magnetization (Ms), coercive force (Hc), and remanent magnetization (Mr) of BiOCl/Mn{sub x}Zn{sub 1−x}Fe{sub 2}O{sub 4} were respectively 4.64 emu g{sup −1}, 50.12 G and 0.09 emu g{sup −1}, indicating a good resistance to demagnetization and paramagnetism. The optimum synthesis condition of BiOCl/Mn{sub x}Zn{sub 1−x}Fe{sub 2}O{sub 4} was obtained by orthogonal experiments, and the degradation ratio of RhB with the photocatalyst was 99.6% at 30 min. After four cycles, the degradation ratio of RhB with the recovered photocatalyst was still above 83%.

Low resistivity contacts to YBa2Cu3O(7-x) superconductors

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Hsi, Chi-Shiung; Haertling, Gene H.

1991-01-01

Silver, gold, platinum, and palladium metals were investigated as electroding materials for the YBa2Cu3O(7-x) superconductors. Painting, embedding, and melting techniques were used to apply the electrodes. Contact resistivities were determined by: (1) type of electrode; (2) firing conditions; and (3) application method. Electrodes fired for long times exhibited lower contact resistivities than those fired for short times. Low-resistivity contacts were found for silver and gold electrodes. Silver, which made good ohmic contact to the YBa2Cu3O(7-x) superconductor with low contact resistivities was found to be the best electroding material among the materials evaluated in this investigation.

K-XANES study of YBa2Cu3O6.96 system

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Mishra, A.; Varshney, D.; Shivkumar, K.M.; Pandey, D.

1998-01-01

The copper K-edge x-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) has been recorded in both CuO and YBaCuO samples on Cauchois type spectrograph with 0.4 m radius of curvature and a laboratory source of x-rays. The sample of YBa 2 Cu 3 ) 6.96 (T c =91K) were prepared by solid state route. The Cu K-XANES measurements were made on the powdered sample. The x-ray parameters, e.g., K-edge shift (ΔE k ), shift of principal absorption maximum (δE K ) and edge-width (δE A ) with reference to metal K-edge have been reported. The value of edge-shift of YBaCuO is larger than parent CuO. Also the smaller value of edge-width in YBaCuO is indicative of its ionic character. (author)

Chemical reactivities of the superconducting oxides, YBa2Cu3Oy and BiSrCaCu2Oy

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Toyama, Hisashi; Mizuno, Noritaka; Misono, Makoto

1989-01-01

The chemical reactivities of YBa 2 Cu 3 O y and BiSrCaCu 2 O y with various gases have been studied. It was found that large quantities of NO, CO, and NO 2 were rapidly absorbed (or intercalated) in the bulk of YBa 2 Cu 3 O y (T c : 90 K) at 573 K. The amount absorbed was in the order NO ∼ CO ∼ NO 2 > O 2 ∼ CO 2 > N 2 O ∼ 0. The amount for NO was more than two times the amount of YBa 2 Cu 3 O y in molar ratio and elongation by about 0.2 angstrom along c-axis was observed. NO absorbed was almost completely recovered as NO by the evacuation at 773 K. This absorption-desorption cycle proceeded reversively. The electronic resistivity at 573 K of YBa 2 Cu 3 O y increased upon the NO absorption and was restored by the evacuation at 773 K. CO was also absorbed rapidly accompanied by evolution of CO 2 . BiSrCaCu 2 O y did not absorb either NO or CO

Measurements of ultrafast dynamics in a superconductor, YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}}, and a semiconductor, GaSb

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Smith, D.C

1998-07-01

Measurements of ultrafast dynamics in GaSb and YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-}{delta} (YBCO) have been made with 1 ps or better resolution using time-resolved optical spectroscopy; pump-probe transmission and reflection, and time-resolved Raman spectroscopy. The study of carrier dynamics in GaSb focuses on the scattering of electrons between the F and L conduction band valleys by zone-boundary phonons {gamma}-L scattering in bulk GaSb and a GaSb/AlSb multiple quantum well sample has been investigated in a series of room temperature degenerate pump-probe transmission experiments with near bandgap excitation. There is a clear difference in the dynamics between experiments where electrons excited in {gamma} can/cannot directly scatter to the L valleys. Ensemble Monte Carlo simulations are presented which are in good agreement with the experiments. The strength of {gamma}-L scattering is quantified using an intervalley deformation potential for a single 'effective' zone-boundary phonon (25meV). A deformation potential of 3.6{+-}0.4 eVA{sup -1} is consistent with both the bulk and quantum well results. The temperature dependence of the dynamics in bulk GaSb is also explored. Time-resolved Raman spectroscopy (E{sub laser}{approx}E{sub 0}+{delta}{sub 0}) has been used to study {gamma}-F scattering by measuring the dynamics of phonons emitted during intravalley scattering. All the measured non-equilibrium phonon populations have a component whose lifetime is greater the phonons anharmonic lifetime. This component is interpreted as following the return of electrons from L to {gamma}. Comparison of the results with the pump-probe experiments indicates that this return is slowed by blocking of {gamma} states. The study of YBCO consists of pump-probe transmission and reflection measurements of thin films and single crystals in both the normal and superconducting states. Measurements of dynamics have been made with a wide range of probe energies lower than in any

Characterization and crystal defects of the new YBa2Cu3O7-x superconductor

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Boulesteix, C.; Ben Salem, M.; Mokrani, R.

1987-01-01

YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x superconductors from different origins have been studied by electron microscopy and X ray emission. This material has an easy clevage plane parallel to (001) making its observation easy. It has been shown that the preparation reaction was not complete for some superconducting materials. YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x crystals can be twinned (mechanical twins, ferroelastic material) but they are generally not, or have few twins. Another oxide has been encountered in epitaxial growth on YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x . A superlattice perpendicular to the common c axis has been observed probably due to a regular stacking of the both oxides [fr

Electron scattering rate in epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7 superconducting films

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Flik, M. I.; Zhang, Z. M.; Goodson, K. E.; Siegal, M. P.; Phillips, Julia M.

1992-09-01

This work determines the electron scattering rate in the a-b plane of epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7 films using two techniques. Infrared spectroscopy yields the scattering rate at temperatures of 10, 78, and 300 K by fitting reflectance data using thin-film optics and a model for the free-carrier conductivity. The scattering rate is also obtained using kinetic theory and an extrapolation of normal-state electrical resistivity data to superconducting temperatures based on the Bloch theory for the phonon-limited electrical resistivity of metals. The scattering rates determined using both techniques are in agreement and show that the electron mean free path in the a-b plane of YBa2Cu3O7 superconducting films is three to four times the coherence length. Hence YBa2Cu3O7 is pure but not in the extreme pure limit. An average defect interaction range of 4 nm is obtained using the defect density resulting from flux-pinning considerations.

Raman spectroscopic investigation of superconducting YBa2Cu3O7/sub -//sub x/, semiconducting YBa2Cu3O6/sub +//sub x/, and possible impurity phases

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Mascarenhas, A.; Geller, S.; Xu, L.C.; Katayama-Yoshida, H.; Pankove, J.I.; Deb, S.K.

1988-01-01

A Raman spectroscopic investigation of specimens of superconducting YBa 2 Cu 3 O/sub 7-//sub x/ and of the possible impurity phases YBa 2 Cu 3 O/sub 6+//sub x/ (semiconductor), Y 2 BaCuO 5 , Y 2 Cu 2 O 5 , BaCuO 2 , CuO, Y 2 O 3 , and BaCO 3 indicates that in the range 100--700 cm -1 , there are six characteristic lines belonging to the superconductor. At 13 K, these lines are at 150, 338, 441, 507, 590, and 644 cm -1 . Comparison of the Raman spectra of the superconductor and the semiconductor indicates a mode stiffening of the pair at 338 and 441 cm -1 , but a mode softening of the pair at 507 and 590 cm -1 . A factor group analysis leads to a tentative assignment of the Raman and infrared allowed modes

Wet chemical passivation of YBa2Cu3O(7-x)

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Vasquez, R. P.; Hunt, B. D.; Foote, M. C.

1990-01-01

Wet chemical techniques are described for treatment of YBa2Cu3O(7-x) surfaces, which result in the formation of native compounds known to have little or no reactivity to water. Suitable native compounds include CuI, BaSO4, CuS, Cu2S, YF3, and the oxalates. Formation of surface layers in which these nonreactive native compounds are major constituents is verified with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements on YBa2Cu3O(7-x) films treated with dilute solutions of HI, H2SO4, Na2S, HF, or H2C2O4. No significant changes are observed in the XPS spectra when the sulfide, sulfate, or oxalate films are dipped in water, while the iodide and fluoride films show evidence of reaction with water. X-ray diffraction measurements show that the superconducting phase is absent in the sulfide film, but is unaffected by the oxalate and sulfate treatments.

Anomalous misfit strain relaxation in ultrathin YBa2Cu3O7-δ epitaxial films

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Kamigaki, K.; Terauchi, H.; Terashima, T.; Bando, Y.; Iijima, K.; Yamamoto, K.; Hirata, K.; Hayashi, K.; Nakagawa, I.; Tomii, Y.

1991-01-01

Ultrathin YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ epitaxial films were successfully grown in situ on (001) SrTiO 3 and MgO substrates by means of ozone-incorporating activated reactive evaporation. The x-ray-diffraction study was carefully examined to determine the structural properties of the grown films. Excellent crystallinity with no interfacial disorders was revealed by the appearance of the Laue oscillations. It was found that in a well lattice-matched YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ /SrTiO 3 system, the crystallinity was deteriorated due to defect introduction at the critical layer thickness h c ( ∼ 130 A). Interestingly, also in a poorly lattice-matched YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ /MgO system, excellent crystallinity was revealed even at above h c ( 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ /MgO system. In such a system, no crystal imperfection of the MgO substrate caused by defect introduction was elucidated by the grazing incidence x-ray scattering, which indicated that the MgO substrate did not contribute to the anomalous misfit relaxation. The anomalous growth manner was also found in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ /MgO according to surface morphology investigations. Below 40 A( > h c ), island nucleation growth was found. Above 40 A, it was observed that an atomically smooth surface was obtained and the crystallinity was simultaneously improved. It is suggested that YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ possesses an anomalous misfit relaxation mechanism, and that especially in the growth on MgO, it couples with the characteristic growth behavior at the initial stage

(Pt{sub 1–x}Cu{sub x}){sub 3}Cu{sub 2}B and Pt{sub 9}Cu{sub 3}B{sub 5}, the first examples of copper platinum borides. Observation of superconductivity in a novel boron filled β-Mn-type compound

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Salamakha, Leonid P. [Institute of Solid State Physics, TU Wien, A-1040 Wien (Austria); Sologub, Oksana, E-mail: oksana.sologub@univie.ac.at [Institute of Solid State Physics, TU Wien, A-1040 Wien (Austria); Stöger, Berthold [Institute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics, TU Wien, A-1040 Wien (Austria); Michor, Herwig; Bauer, Ernst [Institute of Solid State Physics, TU Wien, A-1040 Wien (Austria); Rogl, Peter F. [Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Vienna, A-1090 Wien (Austria)

2015-09-15

New ternary copper platinum borides have been synthesized by arc melting of pure elements followed by annealing at 600 °C. The structures have been studied by X-ray single crystal and powder diffraction. (Pt{sub 1−x}Cu{sub x}){sub 3}Cu{sub 2}B (x=0.33) forms a B-filled β-Mn-type structure (space group P4{sub 1}32; a=0.6671(1) nm). Cu atoms are distributed preferentially on the 8c atom sites, whereas the 12d site is randomly occupied by Pt and Cu atoms (0.670(4) Pt±0.330(4) Cu). Boron is located in octahedral voids of the parent β-Mn-type structure. Pt{sub 9}Cu{sub 3}B{sub 5} (space group P-62m; a=0.9048(3) nm, c=0.2908(1) nm) adopts the Pt{sub 9}Zn{sub 3}B{sub 5–δ}-type structure. It has a columnar architecture along the short translation vector exhibiting three kinds of [Pt{sub 6}] trigonal prism columns (boron filled, boron semi-filled and empty) and Pt channels with a pentagonal cross section filled with Cu atoms. The striking structural feature is a [Pt{sub 6}] cluster in form of an empty trigonal prism at the origin of the unit cell, which is surrounded by coupled [BPt{sub 6}] and [Pt{sub 6}] trigonal prisms, rotated perpendicularly to the central one. There is no B–B contact as well as Cu–B contact in the structure. The relationships of Pt{sub 9}Cu{sub 3}B{sub 5} structure with the structure of Ti{sub 1+x}Os{sub 2−x}RuB{sub 2} as well as with the structure families of metal sulfides and aluminides have been elucidated. (Pt{sub 1–x}Cu{sub x}){sub 3}Cu{sub 2}B (x=0.3) (B-filled β-Mn-type structure) is a bulk superconductor with a transition temperature of about 2.06 K and an upper critical field μ{sub 0}H{sub C2}(0){sup WHH} of 1.2 T, whereas no superconducting transition has been observed up to 0.3 K in Pt{sub 9}Cu{sub 3}B{sub 5} (Pt{sub 9}Zn{sub 3}B{sub 5–δ}-type structure) from electrical resistivity measurements. - Highlights: • First two copper platinum borides, (Pt{sub 0.67}Cu{sub 0.33}){sub 3}Cu{sub 2}B and Pt{sub 9}Cu{sub 3}B

Highly selective adsorption of organic dyes containing sulphonic groups using Cu{sub 2}(OH){sub 3}NO{sub 3} nanosheets

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Jia, Jincan; Wang, Honghong; Niu, Helin, E-mail: niuhelin@ahu.edu.cn; Chen, Jingshuai; Song, Jiming; Mao, Changjie; Zhang, Shengyi [Anhui University, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (China); Gao, Yuanhao [Xuchang University, Institute of Surface Micro and Nano Materials (China); Chen, Changle [University of Science and Technology of China, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry (China)

2016-09-15

In this study, we report a facile approach to synthesize Cu{sub 2}(OH){sub 3}NO{sub 3} nanosheets via simply sonochemical method, which showed high efficiency and selectivity towards the adsorption of organic dyes containing sulphonic groups. The structure and morphology of the nanosheets were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, N{sub 2} adsorption–desorption isotherms, particle size and zeta potential analysis. The adsorption results indicated that the equilibrium data coincide very well with Langmuir isotherm, and the maximum adsorption capacities for Congo red, methyl blue and methyl orange were 1864, 1270 and 959 mg g{sup −1}, respectively. The kinetic data can be explained by pseudo-second-order model. The Cu{sub 2}(OH){sub 3}NO{sub 3} nanosheets also demonstrated high selectivity towards the adsorption of dyes containing sulphonic groups from mixed dye solutions. The rational mechanism of adsorption was attributed to hydrogen bonding, electrostatic attractions and ion exchanges between the dye molecules and Cu{sub 2}(OH){sub 3}NO{sub 3} in the adsorption process.

Resintering - a novel approach for preparing massive YBa2Cu3O7-δ-ceramics

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Vuong, N.V.; Raspopina, E.V.

1996-01-01

The resintering procedure of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ -ceramics in 3BaCuO 2 + 2CuO eutectic melt for preparing massive samples is presented. The resintered ceramics is of the single orthorhombic phase YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ and has the volume fraction of the intergrain region reduced from 50 to 5%. The average grain size is twofold increased, the connection between grains is appreciably strengthened. (author). 12 refs., 10 figs., 1 tab

Critical current density in (YBa2Cu3O7−δ)1−x–(PrBa2Cu3O7−δ)x melt-textured composites  

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Opata, Yuri Aparecido; Monteiro, João Frederico Haas Leandro; Jurelo, Alcione Roberto

2018-01-01

Melt textured (YBa2Cu3O7−δ)1−x–(PrBa2Cu3O7−δ)x composites (x = 0.00 and x = 0.05) were grown using the top seeding method. The effect of the PrBa2Cu3O7−δ phase on the growth process and the modification of the microstructure as well as on the physical properties was analyzed. X-ray analyses...... indicated that both pure and Pr-doped samples present an orthorhombic superconducting phase. From resistivity measurements for YBa2Cu3O7−δ and (YBa2Cu3O7−δ)0.95–(PrBa2Cu3O7−δ)0.05 samples, the Tcab did not change and was around 90.5 K. However, from magnetic measurements, the superconductivity was observed...... in critical temperatures TC = 92.9 K and 92.4 K for YBa2Cu3O7−δ and (YBa2Cu3O7−δ)0.95–(PrBa2Cu3O7−δ)0.05 samples, respectively. The YBa2Cu3O7−δ sample showed higher critical current densities than those shown by the (YBa2Cu3O7−δ)0.95–(PrBa2Cu3O7−δ)0.05 sample, with values of JC = 5.85 × 105 A/cm2 and 4...

Luminescent properties of Y{sub 3}Al{sub 5−x}Ga{sub x}O{sub 12}:Ce crystals

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Zorenko, Yu., E-mail: zorenko@ukw.edu.pl [Institute of Physics, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Powstańców Wielkopolskich No 2, 85-090 Bydgoszcz (Poland); Zorenko, T. [Institute of Physics, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Powstańców Wielkopolskich No 2, 85-090 Bydgoszcz (Poland); Department of Electronics, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Gen. Tarnavskyj str. 107, 70017 Lviv (Ukraine); Malinowski, P. [Institute of Physics, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Powstańców Wielkopolskich No 2, 85-090 Bydgoszcz (Poland); Sidletskiy, O.; Neicheva, S. [Institute for Scintillation Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Lenina pr. 60, 61001 Kharkiv (Ukraine)

2014-12-15

Absorption, luminescent and scintillation properties of Ce{sup 3+} doped Y{sub 3}Al{sub 5−x}Ga{sub x}O{sub 12} crystals with Ga content in the x=1–5 range were investigated in this work and compared with the properties of YAG:Ce crystals. Apart from the traditional spectral methods (absorption, cathodoluminescence and light yield measurements), the intrinsic and Ce{sup 3+} related luminescence of Y{sub 3}Al{sub 5−x}Ga{sub x}O{sub 12}:Ce solid-solution were also investigated using the luminescent spectroscopy under excitation by synchrotron radiation in the 3.7–25 eV range. We show that the optical properties Y{sub 3}Al{sub 5−x}Ga{sub x}O{sub 12}:Ce garnets monotonically change with increasing the Ga content in the x=0–3 range due to preferable localization of Ga ions in the tetrahedral position of the garnet lattice. At the highest Ga concentration (x>3) the deviation of the optical properties of Y{sub 3}Al{sub 5−x}Ga{sub x}O{sub 12}:Ce garnets is observed from the respective properties of these crystals with Ga content in the x=0–3 range due to occupation by Ga ions of the octahedral position in the garnet host. - Highlights: • Different dependence of optical properties of Y{sub 3}Al{sub 5−x}Ga{sub x}O{sub 12}:Ce crystals on Ga content in x=0–3 and 3–5 ranges. • Elimination of the luminescence of Y{sub Al} antisite defects in Y{sub 3}Al{sub 5−x}Ga{sub x}O{sub 12}:Ce crystals at x>2. • Significant improvement of the scintillation properties of Y{sub 3}Al{sub 5−x}Ga{sub x}O{sub 12}:Ce crystals at x=2 and 3 in comparison with YAG:Ce.

Rheology of YBa2Cu3O7-x precursors

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Green, T.M.; Akinc, M.

1992-01-01

Nitrate and acetate precursors to YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x (123) are prepared using a molten salt technique. The viscosity and shear stress of the paste are controlled by evaporation of water from the paste. The pastes contain ∼ 20--80 vol % solids. Rheometry over strain rates of 0--200 sec -1 shows both systems are shear-thinning. Both systems are thixotropic. The nitrate system may be described by a two-stage Bingham Plastic model, the acetate by a Hershel-Bulkley model. The existence of more than one region of flow behavior suggests that there are at least two mechanisms which contribute to flow. In the low strain rate region, flow resistance is due to the existence of flocs in the colloidal assembly. At higher strain rates, flow is probably controlled by interlaminar drag interactions. Precursors produced by both methods have been used to form fibers of YBa 2 Cu 3 o 7-x , by ram extrusion

Visible-light photocatalytic decolorization of reactive brilliant red X-3B on Cu{sub 2}O/crosslinked-chitosan nanocomposites prepared via one step process

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Cao, Chunhua [College of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072 (China); Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056 (China); Xiao, Ling, E-mail: xiaoling9119@yahoo.cn [College of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072 (China); Liu, Li; Zhu, Huayue [College of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072 (China); Chen, Chunhua; Gao, Lin [Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056 (China)

2013-04-15

Cu{sub 2}O/crosslinked-chitosan nanocomposites (Cu{sub 2}O/CS NCs) were in situ prepared via a simple one-step liquid phase precipitation–reduction process and characterized by XRD, FT-IR, SEM, TEM, BET, XPS and UV–vis/DRS. The characterization results showed that Cu{sub 2}O/CS NCs were almost similar spherical or ellipsoidal and the surface was rough and porous because Cu{sub 2}O particle was wrapped in chitosan. The chitosan layer was especially favorable for improving the adsorption ability of dye and molecular oxygen and restraining the recombination of electrons–holes pair. The visible-light photocatalytic decolorization behavior on Cu{sub 2}O/CS NCs was evaluated using reactive brilliant red X-3B (X-3B) as a model pollutant. The influences of various experimental factors on X-3B decolorization were investigated. It was found that the photocatalytic decolorization process on Cu{sub 2}O/CS NCs followed apparent pseudo-first-order kinetics model. The dye X-3B could be decolorized more efficiently in acidic media than in alkaline media. Cu{sub 2}O/CS NCs exhibited enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity compared with other photocatalysts reported before under similar experimental conditions.

The impact of copper in LaNi{sub 1-x}Cu{sub x}O{sub 3} perovskite-like structures used as catalyst precursors for dry reforming of methane

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Vlach, K.; Hoang, D.L.; Armbruster, U.; Martin, A. [Leibniz-Institut fuer Katalyse e.V. an der Universitaet Rostock (Germany)

2013-11-01

This work deals with the synthesis of perovskite-like catalyst precursors (LaNi{sub 1-x}Cu{sub x}O{sub 3} with x = 0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1). These precursors were used to catalyse the dry reforming of methane (DRM) reaction carried out at 973 K, CH{sub 4}/CO{sub 2} = 1 and a GHSV = 18,000 ml/g/h. The precursors were transformed during the course of the reaction to give Ni-Cu/La{sub 2}O{sub 3} solids. We found out that the activity increases with raising Ni content but small Cu admixture suppresses the coke formation substantially. XRD and TEM measurements showed that the transformation led to the formation of small metallic Ni and/or Cu particles. In addition also alloying can be observed. The best catalytic system with respect to activity and suppressed carbon deposition was Ni{sub 0.8}-Cu{sub 0.2}/La{sub 2}O{sub 3} (X{sub CH4} = 61%, X{sub CO2} = 67%). (orig.)

Physical and chemical properties of YBa2Cu3O7 thin films

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El-Samahi, M.I.

1991-12-01

Investigations were carried out to determine the influence of different annealing processes on the superconducting properties of the YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 thin films. The samples were produced by means of coevaporation of Cu, Y and Ba on polycrystalline yttria stabilized (YSZ) ZrO 2 and single crystal SrTiO 3 (001) substrates. Subsequently, the as-deposited films were subjected to two different annealing methods to crystallize the superconducting phase YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 : (i) heating up, annealing and cooling in an oxygen atmosphere and (ii) heating up in an innert gas atmosphere up to the maximum annealing temperature (T max ) and then annealing and cooling under oxygen. (orig.)

Magnetism and structure of Cu{sub 2}O{sub 1+x} and 3d-doped TiO{sub 2-x} nanopowders

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Yermakov, A.Ye. [Institute of Metal Physics, Ural Division of RAS, Ekaterinburg 620041 (Russian Federation)]. E-mail: yermakov@imp.uran.ru; Uimin, M.A. [Institute of Metal Physics, Ural Division of RAS, Ekaterinburg 620041 (Russian Federation); Mysik, A.A. [Institute of Metal Physics, Ural Division of RAS, Ekaterinburg 620041 (Russian Federation); Vykhodets, V.B. [Institute of Metal Physics, Ural Division of RAS, Ekaterinburg 620041 (Russian Federation); Kurennykh, T.E. [Institute of Metal Physics, Ural Division of RAS, Ekaterinburg 620041 (Russian Federation); Sokolov, V.I. [Institute of Metal Physics, Ural Division of RAS, Ekaterinburg 620041 (Russian Federation); Gaviko, V.S. [Institute of Metal Physics, Ural Division of RAS, Ekaterinburg 620041 (Russian Federation); Schegoleva, N.N. [Institute of Metal Physics, Ural Division of RAS, Ekaterinburg 620041 (Russian Federation); Gruzdev, N.B. [Institute of Metal Physics, Ural Division of RAS, Ekaterinburg 620041 (Russian Federation)

2007-03-15

The structural features and magnetic properties of non-stoichiometric nanocrystalline semiconductors Cu{sub 2}O{sub 1+x} and TiO{sub 2-x} doped with 3d-metals were investigated. The nanopowders were obtained by gas-phase synthesis in the oxygen contained argon atmosphere. For nanocrystalline samples Cu{sub 2}O{sub 1+x} with oxygen concentration more than stoichiometry (x>0) magnetic hysteresis properties up to temperatures above room temperature (RT) were discovered. In the case of oxygen deficit in TiO{sub 2-x} on the condition that rutile or anatase structure remains, the magnetic moment value grows and the magnetization curves at RT become nonlinear. On doping TiO{sub 2-x} with cobalt, the magnetic moment value increases without indications of magnetic ordering at RT. In the optical absorption spectra of Cu{sub 2}O{sub 1+x} nanopowders at 77K, the peaks in the range of wavelengths 480 and 460nm were revealed, which are close to peaks at n=1 of the blue and indigo exciton series for Cu{sub 2}O single crystal.

On possibility of BaCeO3 production when depositing YBa2Cu3O7-χ films on a cerium oxide surface

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Mashtakov, A.D.; Kotelyanskij, I.M.; Luzanov, V.A.; Mozhaev, P.B.; Ovsyannikov, G.A.; Bdikin, I.D.

1997-01-01

Consideration is given to experimental results of investigation into crystallographic parameters of hetero-structural (1102)Al 2 O 3 /(001)CeO 2 (001)YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-χ films, prepared by the method of cathode sputtering at substrate temperature, equal to 600-800 deg C. It is shown that main limitation for precipitation temperature of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-χ film on CeO 2 surface is caused by chemical interaction of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-χ with CeO 2 with formation of polycrystalline BaCeO 3 layer

Synthesis and characterization of YBaCu2O5-δ compound

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Ehsandoust, A.; Sandoghchi, M.; Mokhtari, P.; Akhavan, M.

2018-05-01

YBaCu2O5 compound as one of the possible microstructures of Y3Ba5Cu8O19 has been synthesized. The X-ray diffraction analysis of this compound indicates that its formation is accompanied with the formation of YBa2Cu3O7-δ. The observed superconductivity around ∼92 K supports this. So, it seems that YBa2Cu3O7-δ is responsible for the observed superconductivity in YBaCu2O5, and this phase is not an independent superconducting phase. Consequently, the overall effect of the YBaCu2O5 formation during the Y3Ba5Cu8O19 fabrication process could be a reduction in Tc.

Preparation of YBa2Cu3O7-δ powders by the thermal decomposition of a heteronuclear complex, CuY1/3Ba2/3(dhbaen)(NO3)1/3(H2O)3

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Hasegawa, E.; Aono, H.; Sadaoka, Y.; Traversa, E.

1999-01-01

YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ powders were prepared by the thermal decomposition of a heteronuclear complex, CuY 1/3 Ba 2/3 (dhbaen)(NO 3 ) 1/3 (H 2 O) 3 . The products of the complex thermal decomposition were analyzed by TG-DTA, XRD, SEM-Auger and XPS. The decomposition of the CuY 1/3 Ba 2/3 -complex was obtained at about 500 C and the product was a mixture of oxides and carbonates. The formation of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ proceeded at 800 C, with a gradual decomposition of the carbonates. A homogeneous distribution of each element, Y, Ba, and Cu, was observed for the decomposed CuY 1/3 Ba 2/3 -complex by SEM-Auger analysis. The binding energy values of Ba3d 5/2 and O1s photolines from Ba and O in the superconductive lattice did not shift during the sputtering period. Furthermore, the formation of Ba rich regions on the surface was depressed by using the complex as a starting material for homogeneous 123-oxide, YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ . (orig.)

Josephson spectroscopy of terahertz losses in [100]-tilt YBa2Cu3O7-x bicrystal junctions

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Divin, Y; Lyatti, M

2008-01-01

Terahertz losses in the [100]-tilt YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x grain-boundary junctions were studied using admittance Josephson spectroscopy. The I-Vcurves of the [100]-tilt YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x junctions, when annealed in atomic oxygen, were described by the resistively shunted junction model (RSJ) with an accuracy of better than 0.5% at the temperature range, where the characteristic voltage I c R n n -1 . At low temperatures, where I c R n >> kT/2e, the absorption of Josephson radiation by optical phonon modes in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x was found to be reflected in the I-V curve of the [100]-tilt junctions. The most prominent structure is situated at the voltages V ∼ 9.5 mV, which gives the corresponding Josephson frequency of 4.6 THz in good agreement with the frequency of the strongest IR active optical phonon mode in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x . Assignment of additional lines in the derived losses is discussed according to available data on lattice dynamic calculations and experimental data for a dynamic conduction Reσ 1 (f) of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x . Josephson spectroscopy might be useful for study of low-energy excitations in high-T c materials

Ca doping of TSMTG-YBa2Cu3O7-δ/Y2BaCuO5 composites

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Delorme, F.; Harnois, C.; Monot-Laffez, I.; Marinel, S.

2002-01-01

Calcium doped YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ /Y 2 BaCuO 5 bulk samples have been synthesised by the top-seeding-melt-texture growth (TSMTG) process up to 1 wt.% of CaCO 3 . Calcium additions up to 0.25 wt.% of CaCO 3 do not change the decomposition temperature whereas additions of 1 wt.% of CaCO 3 lead to an increase of the decomposition temperature of about 10 deg. C. This difference is not important enough to change the thermal cycle used to process YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ undoped bulk samples. Microstructure studies show that no precursor or secondary phases containing calcium are present in the samples. Energy dispersive spectroscopy analyses have shown that Ca is present both in the YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ matrix and the Y 2 BaCuO 5 particles. The position of the calcium atoms in the superconducting matrix is discussed. The calcium doped samples present slightly depressed critical temperatures but drastically depressed critical current densities

Microwave properties of YBa2Cu3O7-δ/PrBa2Cu3O7-δ superlattices

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Carlos, W.E.; Kaplan, R.; Lowndes, D.H.; Norton, D.P.

1992-01-01

We have used non-resonant microwave absorption to study c-axis YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ /PrBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ superlattices and compare the response to a film of similarly grown YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ (YBCO). Near the respective transition temperatures, the response of the superlattice samples and the YBCO film have similar amplitudes and orientation dependences. This is consistent with the microwave loss being related to magnetic flux penetration at (110) slip planes. At lower temperatures, the response of the superlattices is much stronger than that of the YBCO film and, while both responses are hysteretic at low temperatures, the widths of the hysteresis have opposite orientation dependences, which we attribute to the role of the PrBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ layers. (orig.)

Cu{sub 2}ZnSnS{sub 4} thin films obtained by sulfurization of evaporated Cu{sub 2}SnS{sub 3} and ZnS layers: Influence of the ternary precursor features

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Robles, V.; Guillén, C., E-mail: c.guillen@ciemat.es; Trigo, J.F.; Herrero, J.

2017-04-01

Highlights: • Kesterite Cu{sub 2}ZnSnS{sub 4} is got by sulfurization of evaporated Cu{sub 2}SnS{sub 3} and ZnS layers. • Smooth films are obtained by decreasing the growth temperature of Cu{sub 2}SnS{sub 3}. • The lattice strain and the electrical conductivity increase with the Cu-content. • The energy gap diminishes as the Cu-content and/or the surface roughness increase. - Abstract: Cu{sub 2}ZnSnS{sub 4} (CZTS) thin films have been grown by sulfurization of Cu{sub 2}SnS{sub 3} (CTS) and ZnS layers evaporated on glass substrates. Four CTS precursor films have been tested, with two different atomic compositions (Cu/Sn = 1.7 and Cu/Sn = 2.1) and substrate temperatures (350 and 450 °C), together with analogous ZnS layers deposited by maintaining the substrate at 200 °C. The sulfurization of the CTS and ZnS stacked layers was performed at 500 °C during 1 h. The evolution of the crystalline structure, morphology, optical and electrical properties from each CTS precursor to the CZTS compound has been studied, especially the influence of the ternary precursor features on the quaternary film characteristics. The kesterite structure has been identified after sulfurization of the various samples, with main (112) orientation and mean crystallite sizes S{sub 112} = 40–56 nm, being higher for the Cu-poor compositions. The CZTS average roughness has varied in a wide interval R{sub a} = 8–66 nm, being directly related to the CTS precursor layer, which becomes rougher for a higher deposition temperature or Cu content. Besides, the band gap energy and the electrical resistivity of the CZTS films have changed in the ranges E{sub g} = 1.54–1.64 eV and ρ = 0.2–40 Ωcm, both decreasing when the Cu content and/or the surface roughness increase.

YBa2Cu3O7 films prepared by aerosol MOCVD

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Weiss, F.; Froehlich, K.; Haase, R.; Labeau, M.; Selbmann, D.; Senateur, J.P.; Thomas, O.

1993-01-01

In the present study we report on properties of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 films prepared by aerosol MOCVD. We give a short description of the process and we focus on the superconducting and related properties of the films deposited on SrTiO 3 , LaAlO 3 and NdGaO 3 single crystalline substrates. (orig.)

Fluorination of an epitaxial YBaCuO thin film with controlled oxygen vacancies

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Perrin, C. (Lab. de Chimie du Solide et Inorganique Moleculaire, Univ. de Rennes 1, 35 (France)); Pena, O. (Lab. de Chimie du Solide et Inorganique Moleculaire, Univ. de Rennes 1, 35 (France)); Mokhtari, M. (Lab. de Chimie du Solide et Inorganique Moleculaire, Univ. de Rennes 1, 35 (France)); Thivet, C. (Lab. de Chimie du Solide et Inorganique Moleculaire, Univ. de Rennes 1, 35 (France)); Guilloux-Viry, M. (Lab. de Chimie du Solide et Inorganique Moleculaire, Univ. de Rennes 1, 35 (France)); Perrin, A. (Lab. de Chimie du Solide et Inorganique Moleculaire, Univ. de Rennes 1, 35 (France)); Sergent, M. (Lab. de Chimie du Solide et Inorganique Moleculaire, Univ. de Rennes 1, 35 (France))

1993-05-10

An intentionally oxygen-deficient thin film, epitaxially grown in-situ on a (100) MgO substrate by laser ablation at 750 C under a low pressure oxygen atmosphere, has been treated under NF[sub 3] diluted in N[sub 2] at temperatures not exceeding 280 C. During the fluorination process the epitaxy of the thin film is maintained; its Tc onset progressively increases from 54 K up to 85.6 K and the width of the inductive transition is narrow at the end of treatment (1.2 K). These results are discussed and compared to those obtained during the fluorination of oxygen-deficient YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub x] ceramics. (orig.)

Transport current anisotropy in oriented grained bulk YBa2Cu3Ox superconductor

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Selvamanickam, V.; Salama, K.

1990-01-01

The anisotropy in transport current density has been studied on bulk YBa 2 Cu 3 O x superconductor. The transport current density measurements were performed on oriented grained YBa 2 Cu 3 O x superconductor with the current aligned at different angles to the a endash b plane. The angular dependence of J c shows a rapid drop when the transport current is misaligned from the a endash b plane at small angles and then a slow decrease at higher angles. An anisotropy ratio of about 25 is observed at 77 K and zero field between the J c along a endash b plane and that perpendicular to the plane

Structural and magnetic studies of tin doped α-Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3} (α-Sn{sub x}Fe{sub 2-x}O{sub 3}) nanoparticles prepared by microwave assisted synthesis

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Bindu, K.; Nagaraja, H. S., E-mail: hosakoppa@gmail.com [Material Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Srinivasnagar, Mangalore-575 025, Karnataka (India); Chowdhury, P. [Nanomaterials Research Laboratory, Surface Engineering Division, National Aerospace Laboratories, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Bangalore-560 017, Karnataka (India); Ajith, K. M. [Computational Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Srinivasnagar, Mangalore-575 025, Karnataka (India)

2016-05-06

Hematite (α-Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}) doped with tetravalent ions have potential applications in various fields such as gas sensors, memories, energy storage devices because of their electrical and magnetic properties. Microwave assisted synthesis was used to prepare Tin doped α-Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3} [α-Sn{sub x}Fe{sub 2-x}O{sub 3}]. The structural and morphological studies were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM). XRD patterns revealed that α-Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3} and α-Sn{sub x}Fe{sub 2-x}O{sub 3} were having rhombohedral structure. The compositional study was done by Energy dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS). The magnetic properties were studied by Vibrating Sample Magnetometry (VSM). Results shows that the prepared samples were found to be antiferromagnetic in nature and the results are discussed in detail.

Controllable growth and photocatalytic activity of Cu{sub 2}O solid microspheres

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Gao, Hong; Zhang, Junying, E-mail: zjy@buaa.edu.cn; Wang, Mei

2013-09-01

Graphical abstract: - Highlights: • 3 μm uniform Cu{sub 2}O solid microspheres with abundant nanopores are achieved. • NH{sub 2}OH·HCl and SDS are main factors that manipulate morphologies of Cu{sub 2}O particles. • Surface features of microspheres influenced the photocatalytic activity of Cu{sub 2}O. • Microspheres are transforming to polyhedrons with extended holding time. - Abstract: A series of Cu{sub 2}O solid microspheres with different surface features were prepared and their photocatalytic activities were studied. The experiment conditions were investigated and the formation mechanism was explored systematically. It was found that varying the amounts of NH{sub 2}OH·HCl reductant in alkaline solutions changed the reaction process and thus altered the surface features of Cu{sub 2}O microspheres. Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) surfactant, introduced as a morphology directing agent, caused the nuclei aggregation and growth process of Cu{sub 2}O solid microspheres by precisely realizing the opposite charges’ directional attraction. This SDS-mediated method can be readily extended to synthesizing solid microspheres of other metal oxides. Meanwhile, it was found that Cu{sub 2}O solid microspheres with abundant nanopores on the surface showed much higher efficient catalytic activity for decoloring methyl orange (MO) aqueous solution than with other surface features under visible light irradiation. Furthermore, we found that prolonging the holding time made Cu{sub 2}O microspheres transform to polyhedrons.

Epitaxial growth of SrTiO3/YBa2Cu3O7 - x heterostructures by plasma-enhanced metalorganic chemical vapor deposition

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Liang, S.; Chern, C. S.; Shi, Z. Q.; Lu, P.; Safari, A.; Lu, Y.; Kear, B. H.; Hou, S. Y.

1994-06-01

We report heteroepitaxial growth of SrTiO3 on YBa2Cu3O7-x/LaAlO3 substrates by plasma-enhanced metalorganic chemical vapor deposition. X-ray diffraction results indicated that SrTiO3 films were epitaxially grown on a (001) YBa2Cu3O7-x surface with [100] orientation perpendicular to the surface. The film composition, with Sr/Ti molar ratio in the range of 0.9 to 1.1, was determined by Rutherford backscattering spectrometry and energy dispersive spectroscopy. The thickness of the SrTiO3 films is 0.1-0.2 μm. The epitaxial growth was further evidenced by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and selected area diffraction. Atomically abrupt SrTiO3/YBa2Cu3O7-x interface and epitaxial growth with [100]SrTiO3∥[001]YBa2Cu3O7-x were observed in this study. The superconducting transition temperature of the bottom YBa2Cu3O7-x layer, as measured by ac susceptometer, did not significantly degrade after the growth of overlayer SrTiO3. The capacitance-voltage measurements showed that the dielectric constant of the SrTiO3 films was as high as 315 at a signal frequency of 100 KHz. The leakage current density through the SrTiO3 films is about 1×10-6 A/cm2 at 2-V operation. Data analysis on the current-voltage characteristic indicated that the conduction process is related to bulk-limited Poole-Frenkel emission.

Electronic, magnetic, elastic and thermodynamic properties of Cu{sub 2}MnGa

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Ghosh, Sukriti [Department of Physics, Government Kamla Raja Girls Autonomous Post Graduate College, Gwalior 474001, Madhya Pradesh (India); Condensed Matter Theory Group, School of Studies in Physics, Jiwaji University, Gwalior 474 011, Madhya Pradesh (India); Gupta, Dinesh C., E-mail: sosfizix@gmail.com [Condensed Matter Theory Group, School of Studies in Physics, Jiwaji University, Gwalior 474 011, Madhya Pradesh (India)

2016-08-01

The full-potential linearized augmented plane wave method in the stable Fm-3m phase has been implemented to investigate the structural, elastic, magnetic and electronic properties of Cu{sub 2}MnGa. The optimized equilibrium lattice parameter in stable phase is found to be 5.9495 Å. By the spin resolved density of states calculations, we have shown that the exchange splitting due to Mn atom is the main reason of ferromagnetic behavior of Cu{sub 2}MnGa. The absence of energy gap in both the spin channels predicts that the material is metallic. The total and partial density of states, elastic constants, Shear, Bulk and Young’s moduli, Zener isotropy factor, Cauchy pressure, Pugh's ductility, Kleinman parameter and Poisson's ratio are reported for the first time for the alloy. Cauchy's pressure and Pugh's index of ductility label Cu{sub 2}MnGa as ductile. Cu{sub 2}MnGa is found to be ferromagnetic and anisotropic in nature. The quasi-harmonic approximations have been employed to study the pressure and temperature dependent thermodynamic properties of Cu{sub 2}MnGa. - Highlights: • It is the first attempt to predict a variety of crystal properties of Cu{sub 2}MnGa. • Cu{sub 2}MnGa shows magnetism and hence can prove to be important in modern technology. • Cu{sub 2}MnGa is ductile and hence can attract attention of scientists and technologists.

Current transport and electronic states in a,b-axis-oriented YBa2Cu3O7/PrBa2Cu3O7/YBa2Cu3O7 sandwich-type junctions

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Yoshida, J.; Nagano, T.; Hashimoto, T.

1996-01-01

Precise measurement of the temperature and voltage dependence of junction conductance has been carried out for a,b-axis-oriented YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 /PrBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 /YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 sandwich-type junctions to investigate the possible origin of Josephson coupling in these junctions. Regardless of the presence or absence of the Josephson effect, most of the junctions exhibited a dip in conductance around zero voltage in their dI/dV profiles at low temperatures. This dI/dV anomaly was attributed to the existence of a minimum in the density of states due to electron-electron interaction in disordered metals in the vicinity of a tunneling barrier within the junctions. The complex temperature dependence of junction conductance was reproduced well by a theoretical model in which both tunneling conduction paths and variable range hopping paths were assumed to exist within the PrBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 barrier layer. No definite evidence of current transport through a small number of localized levels or a metallic conduction path in PrBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 has been confirmed, even for junctions with a 20-nm-thick barrier layer. copyright 1996 The American Physical Society

Chemical bath deposition of Cu{sub 3}BiS{sub 3} thin films

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Deshmukh, S.G., E-mail: deshmukhpradyumn@gmail.com; Vipul, Kheraj, E-mail: vipulkheraj@gmail.com [Department of Applied Physics, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Ichchhanath, Surat (India); Panchal, A.K. [Department of Electrical Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Ichchhanath, Surat (India)

2016-05-06

First time, copper bismuth sulfide (Cu{sub 3}BiS{sub 3}) thin films were synthesized on the glass substrate using simple, low-cost chemical bath deposition (CBD) technique. The synthesized parameters such as temperature of bath, pH and concentration of precursors were optimized for the deposition of uniform, well adherent Cu{sub 3}BiS{sub 3} thin films. The optical, surface morphology and structural properties of the Cu{sub 3}BiS{sub 3} thin films were studied using UV-VIS-NIR spectra, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The as- synthesized Cu{sub 3}BiS{sub 3} film exhibits a direct band gap 1.56 to 1.58 eV having absorption coefficient of the order of 10{sup 5} cm{sup −1}. The XRD declares the amorphous nature of the films. SEM images shows films were composed of close-packed fine spherical nanoparticles of 70-80 nm in diameter. The chemical composition of the film was almost stoichiometric. The optical study indicates that the Cu{sub 3}BiS{sub 3} films can be applied as an absorber layer for thin film solar cells.

Kinetics of bainite precipitation in the Cu{sub 69.3}Al{sub 18.8}Mn{sub 10.3}Ag{sub 1.6} alloy

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Motta, M.B.J.L. [Departamento de Ciências Exatas e da Terra, UNIFESP, Diadema, SP (Brazil); Adorno, A.T.; Santos, C.M.A. [Departamento de Físico-Química, IQ-UNESP, Araraquara, SP (Brazil); Silva, R.A.G., E-mail: galdino.ricardo@gmail.com [Departamento de Ciências Exatas e da Terra, UNIFESP, Diadema, SP (Brazil)

2017-02-15

In this work the kinetics of bainite precipitation in the Cu{sub 69.3}Al{sub 18.8}Mn{sub 10.3}Ag{sub 1.6} alloy was studied using measurements of microhardness change with aging time, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analyses, measurements of magnetization change with applied field and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The results showed that the bainite precipitation is responsible for the hardness increase in the Cu{sub 69.3}Al{sub 18.8}Mn{sub 10.3}Ag{sub 1.6} alloy. The activation energy value obtained for the bainite precipitation is lower than that found in the literature. This was attributed to the presence of Ag dissolved in matrix and the occurrence of the Cu{sub 3}Al(DO{sub 3}) → Cu{sub 2}AlMn(L2{sub 1}) ordering reaction together with the bainite precipitation. - Highlights: • The activation energy for the bainite precipitation in the Cu{sub 69.3}Al{sub 18.8}Mn{sub 10.3}Ag{sub 1.6} alloy is around 33 kJ/mol. • During bainite precipitation the Cu{sub 2}AlMn phase formation occurs. • The Cu{sub 3}Al(DO{sub 3}) → Cu{sub 2}AlMn(L2{sub 1}) ordering reaction interferes in the activation energy value.

Penetration depth of YBa2Cu3O7 measured by polarised neutron reflectometry

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Reynolds, J.M.; Nunez, V.; Boothroyd, A.T.; Bucknall, D.G.; Penfold, J.

1998-01-01

We have applied the technique of polarised neutron reflectometry (PNR) to investigate the magnetic field profile near the surface of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 films at 4.3 K. The samples comprised 700-1400 nm of c-axis oriented, single crystal YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 deposited by laser ablation on SrTiO 3 substrates. The measurements were carried out on the CRISP reflectometer at the ISIS facility. The PNR technique measures the magnetic induction profile perpendicular to the surface, and so in our case the decay of flux in the c-direction was measured with a field applied parallel to the ab plane. We present preliminary data for the polarised and unpolarised reflectivity (orig.)

Harmonic and static susceptibilities of YBa2Cu3O7

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Ishida, T.; Goldfarb, R.B.; Okayasu, S.; Kazumata, Y.; Franz, J.; Arndt, T.; Schauer, W.

1993-01-01

Intergranular properties of the sintered superconductor YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 have been studied in terms of complex harmonic magnetic susceptibility χ n χ n ' - iχ n '' (n integer) as well as DC susceptibility χ dc . As functions of temperature T, χ 1 ' and χ 1 '' depend on both the AC magnetic-field amplitude H ac and the magnitude of a superimposed DC field H dc . Only odd-harmonic susceptibilities are observed below the critical temperature, T c , for zero H dc while both odd and even harmonics are observed for nonzero H dc . With T constant, odd-harmonic susceptibilities are even functions of H dc , whereas even-harmonic susceptibilities are odd functions of H dc . Experimental intergranular characteristics of χ n ' and χ n '' are in good agreement with theoretical predictions from a simplified Kim model of magnetization. In contrast, even-harmonic susceptibilities measured for a GdBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 thin film and an YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 single crystal are not prominent due to missing weak links, whereas odd-harmonic susceptibilities are remarkable. A survey of several models for the harmonic response of superconductors is presented. The DC susceptibility curve for the zero-field-cooled YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 sample, χ ZFC (T), has a two-step structure arising from intra- and inter-granular components, similar to χ 1 '. DC susceptibility measured upon warming, χ FCW (T), shows a negative peak near T c for the sample cooled rapidly in small DC fields. DC susceptibility measured upon cooling, χ FCC (T), does not show a peak. A negative peak is not seen in measurements on a powdered sample. The negative peak can be explained by intergranular flux depinning upon warming. (orig.)

Theoretical investigation of the Fermi surface of La2-xSrxCuO4 and YBa2Cu3O7

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Antonov, V.N.; Antonov, V.N.; Bar'yakhtar, V.G.

1989-01-01

The theoretical investigation of both the Fermi surface (FS) form and isoenergetic surfaces near the Fermi energy of La 2-x Sr x CuO 4 and YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 is carried out by selfconsistent LMTO/method in an atomic sphere approximation. The FS of these compounds is established to have an essential two-dimensional character. The FS La 2 CuO 4 is a corrugated rounded box centered in Γ point. The FS YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 consists of four plates: an electron ''cushion'' in Γ point and three embeded hole surfaces centered in S point. In this case the ''cushion'' and one of the hole surfaces are vigorously corrugated along the z-direction. A comparison between both the FS calculated theoretically of La 2 CuO 4 and YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 and experimental data on electron-positron annihilation is carried out. The electron-rate maps and numerical results of various characteristics, i.e., plate areas, mean rates, mean squares of the rates, partial densities of states for each plate of the FS YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 are given

Fabrication and sulfurization of Cu{sub 2}SnS{sub 3} thin films with tuning the concentration of Cu-Sn-S precursor ink

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Wang, Chi-Jie [Institute of Microelectronics & Department of Electrical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (China); Shei, Shih-Chang, E-mail: scshei@mail.nutn.edu.tw [Department of Electrical Engineering, Nation University of Tainan, Taiwan (China); Chang, Shih-Chang [Department of Electrical Engineering, Nation University of Tainan, Taiwan (China); Chang, Shoou-Jinn [Institute of Microelectronics & Department of Electrical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (China)

2016-12-01

Highlights: • Tuning the relative reaction rate of component phases proved to be beneficial in controlling the reaction process. • Low-concentration samples display closely packed Cu{sub 2}SnS{sub 3} grains with a flat morphology. • Optical band-gap energy measured at 1.346 eV suitable for thin-film solar cell applications. - Abstract: In this study, Cu-Sn-S nanoinks were synthesized by combining chelating polyetheramine to Cu, Sn, S powders of various concentrations. X-ray diffraction patterns indicate that nanoinks synthesized at low concentrations are composed almost entirely of binary phases SnS and Cu{sub 2}S. Synthesizing nanoinks at higher concentrations decreased the quantity of binary phase and led to the appearance of ternary phase Cu{sub 4}SnS{sub 4}. Following sulfurization, single phase Cu{sub 2}SnS{sub 3} (CTS) thin film was obtained from nanoinks of low concentration; however, impurities, such as Cu{sub 2}S were detected in the thin film obtained from nanoinks of high concentration. This can be attributed to the fact that lower concentrations reduce the reactivity of all the elements. As a result, the SnS phase reacted more readily and more rapidly, resulting in the early formation of a stoichiometric CTS thin film during sulfurization. Under these reaction conditions, Cu{sub 2}S and SnS transform into CTS and thereby prevent the formation of unwanted phases of Cu{sub 2}S and Cu{sub 4}SnS{sub 4}. Raman spectra revealed that second phase Cu{sub 2}S phase remained in the high-concentration samples, due to an increase in reactivity due to the participation of a greater proportion of the copper in the reaction. The surface microstructure of low-concentration samples display closely packed Cu{sub 2}SnS{sub 3} grains with a flat morphology and an atomic composition ratio of Cu:Sn:S = 34.69:15.90:49.41, which is close to stoichiometric. Hall measurement revealed that low-concentration sample has superior electrical properties; i.e., a hole

Antiferromagnetism in reduced YBa2Cu3O6+x

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Casalta, H.; Schleger, P.; Montfrooij, W.; Andersen, N.H.; Lebech, B.; Liang Ruixing; Hardy, W.N.

1995-01-01

Magnetic ordering was investigated by neutron scattering in an YBa 2 Cu 3 O 6+x single crystal. We observed antiferromagnetic ordering (AFI) (T N =410 K for x=0.1 and T N =368 K for x=0.18), but found no evidence for a reordering down to 2 K (AFII). The magnetic structure factors are presented to emphasize the anisotropic character of the form factor. ((orig.))

Phase-Separated, Epitaxial, Nanostructured LaMnO₃+MgO Composite Cap Layer Films for Propagation of Pinning Defects in YBa₂Cu₃O_7-x Coated Conductors

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Wee, Sung Hun [ORNL; Shin, Junsoo [ORNL; Cantoni, Claudia [ORNL; Meyer III, Harry M [ORNL; Cook, Sylvester W [ORNL; Zuev, Yuri L [ORNL; Specht, Eliot D [ORNL; Xiong, Xuming [ORNL; Paranthaman, Mariappan Parans [ORNL; Selvamanickam, V. [SuperPower Incorporated, Schenectady, New York; Goyal, Amit [ORNL

2009-01-01

Nanostructural modulation in the cap layer used in coated conductors can be a potential source for nucleating microstructural defects into the superconducting layer for improving the flux-pinning. We report on the successful fabrication of phase separated, epitaxial, nanostructured films comprised of LaMnO{sub 3} (LMO) and MgO via pulsed laser deposition (PLD) on biaxially-textured MgO metallic templates with a LMO buffer layer. Scanning Auger compositional mapping and transmission electron microscopy cross sectional images confirm the nanoscale, spatial modulation corresponding to the nanostructured phase separation in the film. YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} films (0.8 {micro}m thick) grown using PLD on such phase separated, nanostructured cap layers show reduced field dependence of the critical current density with an ? value of -0.38 (in J{sub c}-H{sup -{alpha}}).

An Ab-initio study of structural, elastic, electronic and thermodynamic properties of triclinic Cu{sub 7}In{sub 3}

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Yu, Ching-Feng [Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan (China); Cheng, Hsien-Chie, E-mail: hccheng@fcu.edu.tw [Department of Aerospace and Systems Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung 40724, Taiwan (China); Chen, Wen-Hwa, E-mail: whchen@pme.nthu.edu.tw [Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan (China)

2016-05-01

First principles density functional theory calculations within the generalized gradient approximation are performed to comprehensively study the structural, elastic, electronic and thermodynamic properties of triclinic single and polycrystalline Cu{sub 7}In{sub 3}. The polycrystalline elastic properties are predicted using the Voigt–Reuss–Hill approximation and the thermodynamic properties are evaluated based on the quasi-harmonic Debye model. Their temperature, hydrostatic pressure or crystal orientation dependences are also addressed, and the predicted physical properties are compared with the literature experimental and theoretical data and also with those of three other Cu–In compounds, i.e., CuIn, Cu{sub 2}In and Cu{sub 11}In{sub 9}. The present calculations show that in addition to being a much better conductor compared to Cu{sub 2}In and Cu{sub 11}In{sub 9}, Cu{sub 7}In{sub 3} crystal reveals weak elastic anisotropy, high ductility and low stiffness, and tends to become more elastically isotropic at very high hydrostatic pressure. Moreover, the Cu{sub 7}In{sub 3} holds the largest high-temperature heat capacity among the four Cu–In compounds. - Highlights: • The physical property of Cu{sub 7}In{sub 3} is reported by first-principles calculations. • Pressure effect on the physical property of Cu{sub 7}In{sub 3} is presented. • The calculated lattice constants of Cu{sub 7}In{sub 3} agree well with the experimental data. • Cu{sub 7}In{sub 3} tends to become more elastically isotropic at very high pressure. • The heat capacity of Cu{sub 7}In{sub 3} is much larger than that of CuIn, Cu{sub 2}In and Cu{sub 11}In{sub 9}.

Conductivity fluctuation in the high temperature superconductor with planar weight disparity Y{sub 0.5}Sm{sub 0.5}Ba{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}}

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Barrera, E.W.; Rojas Sarmiento, M.P.; Rincon, L.F.; Landinez Tellez, D.A.; Roa-Rojas, J. [Grupo de Fisica de Nuevos Materiales, Departamento de Fisica, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, A.A. 14490, Bogota DC (Colombia)

2007-07-01

The synthesis of the Y{sub 0.5}Sm{sub 0.5}Ba{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} superconducting material by the standard solid state reaction is reported. DC resistivity measurements reveal the improvement of the critical temperature (T{sub c}) when substitution of exact 50-50 mix of Yttrium and Samarium is performed. A bulk T{sub c} = 101 K was determined by the criterion of the maximum in the temperature derivative of electrical resistivity. Structure characterization by means the x-ray diffraction technique shows the crystalline appropriated distribution of Yttrium and Samarium to create substantial planar weight disparity (PWD) in alternating layers. This PWD increases T{sub c} in copper-oxide superconductors. In order to examine the effect of PWD on the pairing mechanism close to T{sub c}, conductivity fluctuation analysis was performed by the method of logarithmic temperature derivative of the conductivity excess. We found the occurrence of Gaussian and genuinely critical fluctuations. Our results are in agreement with reports on YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}}, but an enhancement of the Gaussian fluctuation regimes was experimentally detected as a result of the PWD. The correlations of the critical exponents with the dimensionality of the fluctuation system for each Gaussian regime were performed by using the Aslamazov-Larkin theory. The genuinely critical exponent is interpreted by the 3D-XY model as corresponding with the dynamical universality class of the E-model. (copyright 2007 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH and Co. KGaA, Weinheim) (orig.)

Positron annihilation study of YBa2Cu3Oy superconductors doped with SnO2

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Chen, A.; Zhi, Y.; Li Biaorong; Wang Shaojie

1992-01-01

The positron annihilation lifetime spectra of YBa 2 Cu 3 O y superconductors doped with SnO 2 were measured. The results indicate that the tin element substitutes for Cu(1) sites. A brief discussion is given based on the experimental results. (orig.)

Thermal transport in layered structure of YBa2Cu3O7-δ superconductors

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Sharma, Rakhi; Indu, B. D.

2017-12-01

The heat transfer study in YBa2Cu3O7-δ superconductors structures is focused on the influence of the effect of scattering events in cross-plane and in-plane references. Understanding the mechanism of controlling the thermal conductivity of layered superconductors is an area of interest for nano microelectronics and thermo-electronic technological applications. The model of the thermal conduction, and phonon transport perpendicular and parallel to the layers of YBa2Cu3O7-δ are developed. It has been justified via numerical estimation and found substantial diminution in thermal conductivities in both in-plane and cross-plane directions of layered cuprate superconductors.

Transport current anisotropy in oriented grained bulk YBa2Cu3O(x) superconductor

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Selvamanickam, V.; Salama, K.

1990-01-01

The anisotropy in transport current density has been studied on bulk YBa2Cu3O(x) superconductor. The transport current density measurements were performed on oriented grained YBa2Cu3O(x) superconductor with the current aligned at different angles to the a-b plane. The angular dependence of Jc shows a rapid drop when the transport current is misaligned from the a-b plane at small angles and then a slow decrease at higher angles. An anisotropy ratio of about 25 is observed at 77 K and zero field between the Jc along a-b plane and that perpendicular to the plane. 15 refs

Interfacial effects of the Cu{sub 2}O nano-dots decorated Co{sub 3}O{sub 4} nanorods array and its photocatalytic activity for cleaving organic molecules

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Qiu, X.P. [Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018 (China); Yu, J.S. [Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of New Haven, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, CT 06516 (United States); Xu, H.M.; Chen, W.X.; Hu, W. [Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018 (China); Chen, G.L., E-mail: glchen@zstu.edu.cn [Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018 (China)

2016-09-30

Highlights: • Co{sub 3}O{sub 4} rods were grown on plasma treated Ti foil. • Cu{sub 2}O QDs were uniformly distributed on the surface of nanorods. • Ti/Co{sub 3}O{sub 4}/Cu{sub 2}O exhibited visible light photocatalytic activity with KHSO{sub 5}. • Degradation mechanism was supported by ESR technique and radical scavenger tests. • The heterojunction was highly stable even after recycling many times. - Abstract: A heterogeneous nanocomposite catalyst constructed by the Co{sub 3}O{sub 4} nanorods decorated with the Cu{sub 2}O quantum dots (QDs) were successfully synthesized via a simple hydrothermal method followed by an oxidation-reduction processing. The fabricated Cu{sub 2}O/Co{sub 3}O{sub 4} nanocomposite was characterized by the SEM, TEM, XPS, XRD, UV–vis and PL, and the (2 2 0) and (3 1 1) facets of the Co{sub 3}O{sub 4} were exposed. Compared with the original Co{sub 3}O{sub 4} nanorods with an average diameter of 350 nm, a substantial decrease in the band gap was observed after doping the nanorods with the Cu{sub 2}O QDs (average diameter of 5 nm). Such a dramatic decrease in the band gap indicated a significant enhancement of the photocatalytic activities under visible light. The methylene blue (MB) dye and the phenol were used as model organic pollutants, and the Cu{sub 2}O/Co{sub 3}O{sub 4} nanocomposite catalyst exhibited both high catalytic activity and good recycling stability. The catalytic activities of the Cu{sub 2}O/Co{sub 3}O{sub 4}/potassium monopersulfate triple salt (PMS) system for cleaving the MB and the phenol were dependent on the dosages of the Cu{sub 2}O QDs, and the calculated degradation rates achieved by 7.0 wt% Cu{sub 2}O/Co{sub 3}O{sub 4} nanocomposite catalyst were about 11.3 and 1.8 times than that of the pristine Co{sub 3}O{sub 4} nanorod catalyst for the MB and the phenol, respectively. The reactive species of ·O{sub 2}{sup −} and the holes were determined to be the main active species for the phenol photocatalytic

Microstructure and properties of in-situ rf sputtered YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 thin films for microwave applications

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Reagor, D.W.; Houlton, R.J.; Garzon, F.H.; Hawley, M.; Raistrick, I.D. (Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)); Piza, M.E. (Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science)

1992-01-01

The residual surface resistance of a number of films of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7}, prepared by off-axis sputtering onto MgO substrates, has been measured using parallel-plate resonator technique. Deposition conditions were kept constant, apart from the substrate temperature. There is no correlation between surface resistance and other important microscopic parameters, such as T{sub c} and c-axis lattice parameter. There is, however, a trend to higher R{sub s} with increasing volume fraction of in-plane misoriented material, although the correlation is not perfect. Furthermore, we have found that most of the misoriented material is localized at the film substrate interface and therefore is probably not responsible for most of the RF losses. The data suggest that at higher deposition temperatures, there is an increasing tendency for 45{degrees}-misoriented material to appear in the films, and it may be that a significant fraction of this material is present closer to the free film surface. STM qualitatively supports this conclusion.

Effects of hydrazine on the solvothermal synthesis of Cu{sub 2}ZnSnSe{sub 4} and Cu{sub 2}CdSnSe{sub 4} nanocrystals for particle-based deposition of films

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Chiang, Ming-Hung [Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 701 (China); Fu, Yaw-Shyan, E-mail: ysfu@mail.nutn.edu.tw [Department of Greenergy, National University of Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan 700 (China); Shih, Cheng-Hung; Kuo, Chun-Cheng [Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 701 (China); Guo, Tzung-Fang [Department of Photonics, Advanced Optoelectronic Technology Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 701 (China); Lin, Wen-Tai, E-mail: wtlin@mail.ncku.edu.tw [Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 701 (China)

2013-10-01

The effects of hydrazine on the synthesis of Cu{sub 2}ZnSnSe{sub 4} (CZTSe) and Cu{sub 2}CdSnSe{sub 4} (CCTSe) nanocrystals in an autoclave as a function of temperature and time were explored. On heating at 190 °C for 24-72 h, pure CZTSe and CCTSe nanocrystals could readily grow in the hydrazine-added solution, while in the hydrazine-free solution the intermediate phases such as ZnSe, Cu{sub 2}Se, and Cu{sub 2}SnSe{sub 3}, and Cu{sub 2}SnSe{sub 3} and CdSe associated with the CZTSe and CCTSe nanocrystals grew, respectively. This result reveals that hydrazine can speed up the synthesis of pure CZTSe and CCTSe nanocrystals via a solvothermal process. The mechanisms for the hydrazine-enhanced growth of CZTSe and CCTSe nanocrystals were discussed. The pure CZTSe and CCTSe nanocrystals were subsequently fabricated to the smooth films by spin coating without further annealing in selenium atmosphere. This processing may be beneficial to the fabrication of the absorber layer for solar cells and thermoelectric devices. - Highlights: • Hydrazine enhances the growth of pure Cu{sub 2}ZnSnSe{sub 4} and Cu{sub 2}CdSnSe{sub 4} nanocrystals. • The nanocrystals can be fabricated to films by spin coating without annealing. • This solvothermal processing is promising for the fabrication of thin film devices.

Structure, nonstoichiometry, sintering and oxygen permeability of perovskite SrCo{sub 1−2x}(Fe,Nb){sub x}O{sub 3−δ} (x = 0.05, 0.10) oxides

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Zhang, Jin Na [College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Liaoning University of Petroleum and Chemical Technology, Fushun 113001 (China); State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023 (China); Lu, Hui, E-mail: huilu@dicp.ac.cn [Greenhouse Gas Research Center, Climate Change Technology Research Division, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon 305-343 (Korea, Republic of); State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023 (China); Gui, Jian Zhou [College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Liaoning University of Petroleum and Chemical Technology, Fushun 113001 (China); Kim, Jong Pyo; Son, Sou Hwan [Greenhouse Gas Research Center, Climate Change Technology Research Division, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon 305-343 (Korea, Republic of); Park, Jung Hoon, E-mail: pjhoon@kier.re.kr [Greenhouse Gas Research Center, Climate Change Technology Research Division, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon 305-343 (Korea, Republic of)

2013-04-20

Highlights: ► The novel Fe/Nb co-substituted SrCo{sub 1−2x}(Fe,Nb){sub x}O{sub 3−δ} (x = 0.05, 0.10) oxides were characterized by the XRD, DSC, TG and SEM–EDS. ► The high structural stability of the co-substituted SrCo{sub 1−2x}(Fe,Nb){sub x}O{sub 3−δ} (x = 0.05, 0.10) oxides. ► The excellent oxygen permeation performance of the co-substituted SrCo{sub 1−2x}(Fe,Nb){sub x}O{sub 3−δ} (x = 0.10) membrane. -- Abstract: The novel Fe/Nb co-substituted SrCo{sub 1−2x}(Fe,Nb){sub x}O{sub 3−δ} (x = 0.05, 0.10) oxides have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetry (TG), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The XRD and DSC results demonstrate that the structural stability of the Fe/Nb co-substituted samples x = 0.05, 0.10 is improved greatly compared to the sample x = 0.00. The Fe/Nb co-doping in the SrCoO{sub 3−δ} oxide results in the improved structural stability of the SrCo{sub 1−2x}(Fe,Nb){sub x}O{sub 3−δ} (x = 0.05, 0.10) oxides. The nonstoichiometric and sintering properties were investigated by TG and SEM, and the oxygen permeation fluxes were measured at 800–950 °C for the sample x = 0.10. The improved oxygen permeability of the ceramic SrCo{sub 1−2x}(Fe,Nb){sub x}O{sub 3−δ} (x = 0.10) membrane compared to the (Ba{sub 0.5}Sr{sub 0.5})(Co{sub 0.8}Fe{sub 0.2})O{sub 3−δ} and SrCo{sub 0.8}Fe{sub 0.2}O{sub 3–δ} membranes, was observed under an air/He oxygen partial pressure gradient at 800–950 °C.

Novel chemical route for deposition of Cu{sub 2}ZnSnS{sub 4} photovoltaic absorbers

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Gordillo, Gerardo; Becerra, Raul A.; Calderón, Clara L., E-mail: ggordillog@unal.edu.co [Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota (Colombia)

2018-05-01

This work reports results of a study carried out to optimize the preparation conditions of Cu{sub 2}ZnSnS{sub 4} (CZTS) thin films grown by sequential deposition of Cu{sub 2}SnS{sub 3} (CTS) and ZnS layers, where the Cu{sub 2}SnS{sub 3} compound was grown using a novel procedure consisting of simultaneous precipitation of Cu{sub 2}S and SnS{sub 2} performed by diffusion membrane assisted chemical bath deposition (CBD) technique. The precipitation across the diffusion membranes allows achieving moderate control of release of metal ions into the work solution favoring the heterogeneous growth mainly through an ion-ion mechanism. Through a parameters study, conditions were found to grow Cu{sub 2}SnS{sub 3} thin films which were used as precursors for the formation of Cu{sub 2}ZnSnS{sub 4} films. The formation of CZTS thin films grown in the Cu{sub 2}ZnSnS{sub 4} phase was verified through measurements of X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Raman spectroscopy. Solar cells with efficiencies of 4.9% were obtained using CZTS films prepared by membrane assisted CBD technique as absorber layer. (author)

Grain alignment in bulk YBa2Cu3Ox superconductor by a low temperature phase transformation method

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Selvamanickam, V.; Goyal, A.; Kroeger, D.M.

1994-01-01

A quench and directional phase transformation process has been developed to achieve grain alignment in bulk YBa 2 Cu 3 O x superconductors at temperatures about 100 degree C below the peritectic temperature. Isothermal phase transformation of quenched precursors at 890 degree C for 3 min is found to result in the formation of more than 75% of YBa 2 Cu 3 O x phase without any formation of Y 2 BaCuO 5 . Phase transformation at higher temperatures leads to rapid formation of Y 2 BaCuO 5 in addition to YBa 2 Cu 3 O x . A well-aligned microstructure is achieved by directional phase transformation of the quenched compacts as a rate of 10 mm/h. The magnetic field dependence of the critical current density at 77 K of the directionally phase transformed material compares well with that of melt-textured YBCO and is superior to that of magnetically aligned and sintered YBCO

Smooth surfaces in very thin GdBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ} films for application in superconducting tunnel junctions

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Navarro, H., E-mail: henrynavarro@cab.cnea.gov.ar [Instituto Balseiro, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo & CNEA, 8400 Bariloche (Argentina); Centro Atómico Bariloche, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Av. Bustillo 9500, 8400 San Carlos de Bariloche (Argentina); Sirena, M. [Instituto Balseiro, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo & CNEA, 8400 Bariloche (Argentina); Centro Atómico Bariloche, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Av. Bustillo 9500, 8400 San Carlos de Bariloche (Argentina); Kim, Jeehoon [Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang (Korea, Republic of); CALDES, Institute for Basic Science, Pohang (Korea, Republic of); Haberkorn, N. [Instituto Balseiro, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo & CNEA, 8400 Bariloche (Argentina); Centro Atómico Bariloche, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Av. Bustillo 9500, 8400 San Carlos de Bariloche (Argentina)

2015-03-15

Highlights: • A detailed study of the morphological properties of GdBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ} thin films was realized. • The inclusion of a very thin SrTiO{sub 3} buffer layer modifies the surface of the SrTiO{sub 3} substrates. • The inclusion of the buffer layer suppress the three dimensional nucleation in the GdBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ} film. • GdBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ} films with large areas free of topological defects and T{sub c} close to liquid nitrogen can be obtained. - Abstract: This paper provides a systematic analysis of the morphology and the superconducting critical temperature obtained in very thin GdBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ} films grown on (0 0 1) SrTiO{sub 3} substrates by DC sputtering. We find that the use of a very thin SrTiO{sub 3} buffer layer (≈2 nm) modify the nucleation of GdBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ} on the surface of the substrate reducing the formation of 3 dimensional clusters. Our results demonstrate that 16 nm thick GdBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ} films with an average root-mean-square (RMS) smaller than 1 nm and large surface areas (up 10 μm{sup 2}) free of 3 dimensional topological defects can be obtained. In films thinner than 24 nm the onset (zero resistance) of superconducting transition of the films is reduced, being close to liquid nitrogen. This fact can be associated with stress reducing the orthorhombicity and slightly drop in oxygen stoichiometry.

Magnetic properties of nanoscaled paramelaconite Cu{sub 4}O{sub 3−x} (x=0.0 and 0.5)

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Djurek, D., E-mail: danijel.djurek@zg.t-com.hr [A. Volta Applied Ceramics (AVAC), 49247 Zlatar Bistrica, A. Šenoe 14 (Croatia); Prester, M.; Drobac, Dj. [Institute of Physics, 10000 Zagreb, Bijenička c. 46 (Croatia); Ivanda, M.; Vojta, D. [Ruđer Bošković Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Bijenička c. 54 (Croatia)

2015-01-01

Pure paramelaconite Cu{sub 4}O{sub 3−x} has been prepared in the form of nanoparticles with 56 nm in diameter. This mixed valency oxide crystallizes in a tetragonal lattice with 4 unit formulae and forms a pyrochlore structure which manifests in two stoichiometric forms; Cu{sub 4}O{sub 3} and Cu{sub 4}O{sub 2.5}, the latter form having two oxygen vacancies per unit cell. Magnetic lattice consists of Cu spin 1/2, and both stoichiometric forms obey transition to the antiferromagnetic state at T{sub N}=45–55 K. Defect free Cu{sub 4}O{sub 3} is indicated by an inversion symmetry and exhibits both antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic state, where the latter is supposedly due to the superexchange interaction in Cu–O(1n)–Cu bonds. An additional magnetic transition was observed in Cu{sub 4}O{sub 3} at T=120 K, probably as a result of an incommensurate ordering. Absence of an inversion symmetry in the oxygen defect Cu{sub 4}O{sub 2.5} results in a long range Dzyaloshinsky–Moriya interaction accompanied by the strong superparamagnetism. - Highlights: • The first successful preparation of pure paramelaconite Cu{sub 4}O{sub 3−x}. • High resolution AC susceptibility measurements. • Evidence is presented for two stoichiometric forms of paramelaconite; defect free Cu{sub 4}O{sub 3} and Cu{sub 4}O{sub 2.5}. • Additional magnetic transition is observed at T=120 K in the defect free Cu{sub 4}O{sub 3}.

Photolithographically patterened thin-film multilayer devices of YBa2Cu3O7-x

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Kingston, J.J.; Wellstood, F.C.; Quan, D.; Clarke, J.

1990-09-01

We have fabricated thin-film YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x -SrTiO 3 -YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x multilayer interconnect structures in which each in situ laser-deposited film is independently patterned by photolithography. In particular, we have constructed the two key components necessary for a superconducting multilayer interconnect technology, crossovers and window contacts. As a further demonstration of the technology, we have fabricated a thin-film flux transformer, suitable for use with a Superconducting QUantum Interference Device (SQUID), that includes a ten-turn input coil with 6μm linewidth. Transport measurements showed that the critical temperature was 87K and the critical current was 135 μA at 82K. 7 refs., 6 figs

Vortex melting and the liquid state in YBa2Cu3Ox

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Crabtree, G. W.

1998-01-01

The experimental vortex phase diagram of YBa 2 Cu 3 O x is reviewed, with emphasis on first order vortex melting, the upper and lower critical points on the melting line, and the effect of disorder arising from twin boundary and point defect pinning

Electrical transport in (103) YBa2Cu3O7-x thin films

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Divin, Yu.Ya.; Poppe, U.; Faley, M.I.; Soltner, H.; Seo, J.W.; Kabius, B.; Urban, K.

1993-01-01

We have studied the electrical and structural properties of (103) YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x thin films to estimate the applicability of these films as base electrodes of planar-type Josephson junctions. (orig.)

Importance of low-angle grain boundaries in YBa2Cu3O7-δ coated conductors

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Durrell, J H; Rutter, N A

2009-01-01

Over the past ten years the perception of grain boundaries in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ conductors has changed greatly. They are now not a problem to be eliminated, but an inevitable and potentially favourable part of the material. This change has arisen as a consequence of new manufacturing techniques which result in excellent grain alignment, reducing the spread of grain boundary misorientation angles. At the same time there is considerable recent evidence which indicates that the variation of properties of grain boundaries with mismatch angle is more complex than a simple exponential decrease in critical current. This is due to the fact that low-angle grain boundaries represent a qualitatively different system to high-angle boundaries. The time is therefore right for a targeted review of research into low-angle YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ grain boundaries. This article does not purport to be a comprehensive review of the physics of grain boundaries as found in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ in general; for a broader overview we would recommend that the reader consult the comprehensive review of Hilgenkamp and Mannhart (2002 Rev. Mod. Phys. 74 485). The purpose of this article is to review the origin and properties of the low-angle grain boundaries found in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ coated conductors both individually and as a collective system. (topical review)

Growth and transport properties of multilayer superconducting films of Nd1.83Co0.17CuOx/YBa2Cu3O7-δ

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Gupta, A.; Gross, R.; Olsson, E.; Segmuller, A.; Koren, G.

1990-01-01

This paper reports on strained multilayer thin films of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ /Nd 1.83 Ce 0.17 CuO x that have been prepared by laser ablation deposition. For individual layers below a critical layer thickness of about 250 Angstrom, coherency strain compresses the Nd 1.83 Ce 0.17 CuO x lattice and expands the YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ lattice. The orthorhombic distortion in the YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ layers is also removed. Depending on their oxygen content, either the YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ , or the Nd 1.83 Ce 0.17 CuO x layers are superconducting in these multilayers. The strain-induced structural modification has a significant influence on the superconducting transition temperature and critical current density of the YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ layers. Zero field critical current densities as high as 1.1 x 10 7 A/cm 2 at 77K have been measured for the YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ layers

Synthesis, characterization and magnetic properties of NiFe{sub 2−x}Ce{sub x}O{sub 4} nanoribbons by electrospinning

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Li, Jianan; Jing, Panpan; Zhang, Xinlei; Cao, Derang; Wei, Jinwu; Pan, Lining [Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000 (China); Liu, Zhenlin [Analysis and researching center of Gansu province, Lanzhou 730000 (China); Wang, Jianbo [Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000 (China); Key Laboratory for Special Function Materials and Structural Design of the Ministry of the Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000 (China); Liu, Qingfang, E-mail: liuqf@lzu.edu.cn [Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000 (China)

2017-03-01

NiFe{sub 2−x}Ce{sub x}O{sub 4} (x = 0–0.03) nanoribbons have been successfully fabricated using electrospinning technique and followed by calcining in air at 500 °C. The crystalline, morphologies and compositions of NiFe{sub 2−x}Ce{sub x}O{sub 4} nanoribbons are characterized by X-ray diffraction, selected area electron diffraction, transmission electron microscope, field emission scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The results show that the components, mean crystallite sizes and morphologies change along with the content of Ce{sup 3+}. A formation mechanism of NiFe{sub 2-x}Ce{sub x}O{sub 4} nanoribbons is proposed. The magnetic hysteresis loops of NiFe{sub 2−x}Ce{sub x}O{sub 4} nanoribbons reveals that the coercivity changes from 165 Oe to 64 Oe and saturation magnetizations change from 40.97 emu/g to 25.05 emu/g at room temperature. Morevover, the Mössbauer spectra of {sup 57}Fe in NiFe{sub 2−x}Ce{sub x}O{sub 4} nanoribbons is discussed in detail. It is believed that this work will play important role in magnetic application with the advantage of excellent magnetic properties, efficient functionalization and relatively low cost. - Highlights: • The NiFe{sub 2−x}Ce{sub x}O{sub 4} nanoribbons have been fabricated using electrospinning technique. • Ce{sup 3+} ions occupy B sites by replacing Fe{sup 3+} ions. • The coercivity changes from 165 Oe to 64 Oe. • The saturation magnetizations change from 40.97 emu/g to 25.05 emu/g.

Preparation of high critical temperature YBa2Cu3O7 superconducting coatings by thermal spray

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Lacombe, Jacques

1991-01-01

The objective of this research thesis is the elaboration of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 superconducting coatings by thermal spray. These coatings must have a high adherence, a high cohesion, and the best possible electrical characteristics. The author first briefly presents physical-chemical characteristics of this ceramic, and proposes a bibliographical synthesis on thick coatings prepared by thermal spray. In the next parts, he studies and describes conditions of elaboration of poly-granular coatings of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 , and their structural and electric characteristics [fr

Detecting properties of thin film superconducting bridges made of YBa2Cu3O7-x

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Kulikov, V.A.; Matveets, L.V.; Serebryakov, A.Yu.; Laptev, V.N.; Makhov, V.I.; Emel'yanenkov, D.G.; Inkin, Yu.N.

1989-01-01

Results of study of detecting properties of thin film YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x bridges, subjected to the effect of 8 mm SHF-radiation are presented. The transition temperatures of bridges were equal to 80-85 K. Current-voltage characteristics and response dependences of bridges with 67, 150 and 425 Ω resistances were measured. It is shown that thin film bridges of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x , representing the system of weak bonds, demonstrate nonstationary Josephson effect and synchronization of weak bonds in bridge volume

Preparation of YBa2Cu3O7-δ epitaxial thin films by pulsed ion-beam evaporation

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Sorasit, S.; Yoshida, G.; Suzuki, T.; Suematsu, H.; Jiang, W.; Yatsui, K.

2001-01-01

Thin films of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ (Y-123) grown epitaxially have been successfully deposited by ion-beam evaporation (IBE). The c-axis oriented YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ thin films were successfully deposited on MgO and SrTiO 3 substrates. The Y-123 thin films which were prepared on the SrTiO 3 substrates were confirmed to be epitaxially grown, by X-ray diffraction analysis. The instantaneous deposition rate of the Y-123 thin films was estimated as high as 4 mm/s. (author)

Galvanomagnetic properties of atomically disordered compounds YBa2Cu3O7

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Kar'kin, A.E.; Goshchitskij, B.N.

2001-01-01

To clarify the peculiarities of the metal-dielectric transition (MDT) in the HTSC type compounds one investigated into the galvanomagnetic properties of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 polycrystalline specimens irradiated by fast neutrons under 80 K temperature with F = 2x10 19 cm -2 fluence and subsequent to their exposure to the isochronal annealings within 150-390 K temperature range. It was determined that temperature dependences of R H Hall coefficient and of MR magnetic resistances of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 polycrystalline compounds disordered by fast neutrons retained the anomalous properties peculiar to the HTSC type disordered compounds in spite of the fact that conductivity was not a metallic one. This behavior is explained by the fact that in the disordered compounds there are two co-existing electron phases with conductivity as to the localized and the metallic states. Concentration of metallic phase is lower than threshold of passing, that is why, conductivity of this system is of dielectric type while R H and MR have temperature dependences similar to metallic phase that are renormalized by magnitude [ru

YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-δ} : in pursuit of the ideal microstructure

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Smith, D. S.; Suasmoro, S.; Lejeune, M.; Rabier, J.; Denanot, M. F.; Heintz, J. M.; Magro, C.; Bonnet, J. P.

1992-02-01

This paper examines the role of different factors in the microstructure of ceramic YBa2Cu3O{7-δ} with emphasis on its electrical response. In particular we discuss : 1. the effect of microstructural variations on j_c and ρ_{300}, 2. measurement of j_c, 3. the presence of minor phases and carbonates, 4. oxygen uptake and microcracks, 5. plastic deformation and related structural defects. Dans cet article, nous examinons d'une part la réponse électrique de céramiques supraconductrices massives de type YBa2Cu3O{7-δ} et d'autre part sa relation avec la microstructure. Nous présenterons successivement : 1. L'incidence de modifications microstructurales sur les valeurs de j_c et ρ_{300}, 2. les mesures expérimentales de j_c, 3. la présence de phases minoritaires et de carbonates, 4. la reprise d'oxygène et la microfissuration, 5. la déformation plastique et les défauts structuraux associés.

Theoretical investigation of the Fermi surfaces of La2-xSrxCuO4 and YBa2Cu3O7

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Antonov, V.N.; Antonov, Vl.N.; Bar'yakhtar, V.G.; Baglyuk, A.I.; Maksimov, E.G.; Nemoshkalenko, V.V.; Perlov, A.Ya.; Savrasov, S.Yu.; Uspenskii, Yu.A.

1989-01-01

A theoretical investigation is made of the shape of the Fermi surface and of the constant-energy surfaces near the Fermi energy of the La 2-x Sr x CuO 4 and YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 oxides by a self-consistent linear muffin-tin orbital method in the atomic sphere approximation (OMTO-ASA). It is shown that the Fermi surfaces of these compounds are strongly two-dimensional. The Fermi surface of La 2-x Sr x CuO 4 is a corrugated rounded box centered at the point Λ. The Fermi surface of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 consists of four sheets: an electron cushion at the point Λ and three nested hole surfaces centered at the point S. The electron cushion and one of the hole surfaces are strongly corrugated along the z direction. The theoretically calculated Fermi surfaces of La 2 CuO 4 and YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 are compared with the experimental data on electron-positron annihilation

Interactions in YBa2Cu3O7-x aqueous suspensions

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Dusoulier, Laurent; Cloots, Rudi; Vertruyen, Benedicte; Garcia-Fierro, Jose L.; Moreno, Rodrigo; Ferrari, Begona

2009-01-01

Surface charging mechanism of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x (YBCO) particles in water has been investigated in order to understand their colloidal behaviour and stabilise concentrated suspensions. A broad study relating the suspension parameters (pH and zeta potential) vs. the conditions of the suspension performance (atmosphere and time) has been shown and discussed. The zeta potential values remain positive in all the pH range for the highest powder concentration studied (10 g l -1 ), evidencing a large influence of the solid content in the particle charge. The chemistry of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x in water has been studied through the chemical analysis of the supernatant by inductively coupled plasma (ICP), and the surface analysis of the particles by X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The presence of BaCO 3 , CuO, and the hydrolysed Ba species, such as Ba(OH) 2 and Ba(OH) + , at the particles surface has been evaluated as a function of the powder concentration. Based on these analyses, the dependence of the colloidal behaviour of YBCO on the presence of Ba soluble species has been determined. A stabilisation mechanism for YBCO particles in aqueous suspension focus on the powders deleterious minimization was proposed.

Densification of YBa2Cu3O7-x

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Zhou, J.P.; Sorrell, C.C.; Dou, S.X.; Liu, H.K.; Bourdillon, A.J.

1991-01-01

YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x is normally densified by solid-state reaction at 935deg-980deg C for 2-4 h in air or at 940deg-1000deg C for 5-10 h in flowing oxygen. Typical densities achieved these ways are 70-80% of theoretical. Rahaman et al. obtained 95% density by rapidly inserting samples in a furnace at 800deg C. Densities of 94-100% can be achieved by sinter-forging, hot pressing, and hot isostatic pressing. The present work reports a rapid sintering technique whereby 100% density can be achieved without the use of specialised equipment

Neutron scattering study of the magnetic phase diagram of underdoped YBa2Cu3O6+x

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Haug, Daniel; Hinkov, Vladimir; Sidis, Yvan

2010-01-01

We present a neutron triple-axis and resonant spin-echo spectroscopy study of the spin correlations in untwinned YBa2Cu3O6+x single crystals with x=0.3, 0.35 and 0.45 as a function of temperature and magnetic field. As the temperature T→0, all samples exhibit static incommensurate magnetic order...... with propagation vector along the a-direction in the CuO2 planes. The incommensurability δ increases monotonically with hole concentration, as it does in La2−xSrxCuO4 (LSCO). However, δ is generally smaller than in LSCO at the same doping level, and there is no sign of a reorientation of the magnetic propagation...... vector at the lowest doping levels. The intensity of the incommensurate Bragg reflections increases linearly with magnetic field for YBa2Cu3O6.45 (superconducting Tc=35 K), whereas it is field independent for YBa2Cu3O6.35 (Tc=10 K). These results fit well into a picture in which superconducting and spin...

Influence of Y2BaCuO5 precipitates on the current density of melt processed YBa2Cu3Ox superconductor

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Salama, K.; Selvamanickam, V.

1992-01-01

YBa 2 Cu 3 O x superconductors fabricated by melt processing methods have been shown to exhibit current density around 10 5 A/cm 2 at 77 K. Since YBa 2 Cu 3 O x decomposes peritectically above 1000 C, more than 50 vol. % of Y 2 BaCuO 5 (211) precipitates are formed during the incongruent melting. Even under stringent slow cooling conditions, a significant amount of these precipitates remain unreacted with the liquid and are left embedded in the long 123 grains. The potential of these precipitates as flux pinning sites has been investigated extensively, but remains controversial. In this study, we have performed transport current density measurements on melt processed YBa 2 Cu 3 O x superconductor prepared with varying amount of 211 precipitates. The current density measurements were performed in magnetic fields up to 1.5 T at 77 K with the field aligned at different angles to the a-b plane. The results provided in this paper show that Jc decreases monotonically with increasing amount of 211, irrespective of the angle between the field and the a-b plane indicating the absence of significant pinning by 211 precipitates in melt processed YBa 2 Cu 3 O x superconductor

Characterizing transport current defects in 1-cm-wide YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7-delta] coated conductors.

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Brown, G. W. (Geoffrey W.); Hawley, M. E. (Marilyn E.); Peterson, E. J. (Eric J.); Coulter, J. Y. (James Y.); Dowden, P. C. (Paul C.); Arendt, P. N. (Paul N.); Foltyn, S. R. (Stephen R.); Mueller, F. M. (Fred M.)

2001-01-01

We have used a low temperature magnetic imaging system to determine current pathways in 5 cm long 'good' and 'bad' regions of a 1-cm-wide YBa2Cu3O7-{delta} coated conductor. The good and bad regions were identified with 4 point probe measurements taken at 1 cm intervals along the tape length. The current density map from the good region showed the expected edge peaked structure, similar to that seen in previous work on high quality test samples grown on single crystal substrates. The structure was also consistent with theoretical understanding of thin film superconductors where demagnetizing effects are strong. The maps from the bad region showed that the current was primarily confined to the right half of the sample. The left half carried only a small current that reached saturation quickly. Effectively halving the sample width quantitatively explains the critical current measured in that section. Spatially resolved xray analysis with 1 mm resolution was used to further characterize the bad section and suggested an abnormally large amount of a-axis YBCO present. This may be the result of non-uniform heating leading to a low deposition temperature in that area.

Effect of cupric salts (Cu (NO{sub 3}){sub 2}, CuSO4{sub ,} Cu(CH{sub 3}COO){sub 2}) on Cu{sub 2}(OH)PO{sub 4} morphology for photocatalytic degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol under near-infrared light irradiation

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Hu, Chao; Li, Pei; Zhang, Wei; Che, Yanhao; Sun, Yaxin; Chi, Fangli; Ran, Songlin; Liu, Xianguo; Lv, Yaohui, E-mail: yaohui2015@163.com [School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui Key Laboratory of Metal Materials and Processing, Anhui University of Technology (China)

2017-03-15

Cu{sub 2}(OH)PO{sub 4} microstructures were synthesized by the hydrothermal method using three different types cupric salts (Cu (NO{sub 3}){sub 2}, CuSO{sub 4}, Cu(CH{sub 3}COO){sub 2}) as raw materials. The X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV-visible-NIR absorption spectra were used to characterize the as-obtained products. The different anions (SO{sub 4}{sup 2-}, CH{sub 3}COO-, NO{sub 3-}) have different shapes and polarities, which can generate different interactions in reaction bath, induced the difference of structure and morphology of the prepared Cu{sub 2}(OH)PO{sub 4}. The Cu{sub 2}(OH)PO{sub 4} microstructures prepared form Cu(NO{sub 3}){sub 2} ·3H{sub 2}O showed the best photocatalytic activity induced by near-infrared light to degrade 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) solution. Our work suggests that the active morphological surfaces as well as different coordination environments for the metal ions has an important influence on the photocatalytic performance of Cu{sub 2}(OH)PO{sub 4} microstructure. (author)

Unexpected large room-temperature ferromagnetism in porous Cu{sub 2}O thin films

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Hou, Xue [College of Physics Science & Information Engineering, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024 (China); Key Laboratory of Advanced Films of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050024 (China); Sun, Huiyuan, E-mail: huiyuansun@126.com [College of Physics Science & Information Engineering, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024 (China); Key Laboratory of Advanced Films of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050024 (China); Liu, Lihu; Jia, Xiaoxuan; Liu, Huiyuan [College of Physics Science & Information Engineering, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024 (China); Key Laboratory of Advanced Films of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050024 (China)

2015-05-15

Porous Cu{sub 2}O films have been fabricated on porous anodic alumina substrates using DC-reactive magnetron sputtering with pure Cu targets, and unexpectedly large room temperature ferromagnetism has been observed in the films. The maximum saturation magnetic moment along the out-of-plane direction was as high as 94 emu/cm{sup 3}. Photoluminescence spectra show that the ferromagnetism originates with oxygen vacancies. The ferromagnetism could be adjusted by changing the concentration of oxygen vacancies through annealing in an oxygen atmosphere. These observations suggest that the origin of the ferromagnetism is due to coupling between oxygen vacancies with local magnetic moments in the porous Cu{sub 2}O films, which can occur either directly through exchange interactions between oxygen vacancies, or through the mediation of conduction electrons. Such a ferromagnet without the presence of any ferromagnetic dopant may find applications in spintronic devices. - Highlights: • Porous Cu{sub 2}O films were deposited on porous anodic alumina (PAA) substrates. • Significant room-temperature ferromagnetism has been observed in porous Cu{sub 2}O films. • Ferromagnetism of Cu{sub 2}O films exhibited different magnetic signals with the field. • The saturation magnetization is 94 emu/cm{sup 3} with an out-of-plane.

Hydrostatic and uniaxial pressure effect on Tc of YBa2Cu3Ox

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Ludwig, H.A.; Quenzel, R.; Schlachter, S.I.

1996-01-01

The variation of the transition temperature T c of YBa 2 Cu 3 O x with hydrostatic He-gas pressure depends on the oxygen content x. The pressure effect dT c /dp increases from small negative values at x=7 to dT c /dp=7.4 K/GPa at x=6.7. For oxygen contents below x=6.7 dT c /dp drops to 3 K/GPa and remains nearly constant. The charge transfer model cannot explain the drop at x=6.7. Thermal expansion measurements on YBa 2 Cu 3 O x indicated that the uniaxial pressure effects along the three crystal axes are different. To investigate the uniaxial pressure effects inductively an experimental setup was constructed. The T c -change of several YBa 2 Cu 3 O x single crystals with different oxygen contents has been investigated under pressure along the c-axis. To avoid oxygen ordering processes the samples were held below 105 K during the measurements. The results of uniaxial pressure measurements in c-axis direction fit to former uniaxial pressure data and are explained within the charge transfer model. Hydrostatic pressure data of overdoped samples fit to the same curve. However, this is not the case for under doped samples. From this the authors conclude that only a part of the hydrostatic pressure effect can be explained by charge transfer in the underdoped region. The remaining part can be ascribed to uniaxial pressure effects along the a- and b-axis

Magnetoresistivity and microstructure of YBa2Cu3Oy prepared using planetary ball milling

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Hamrita, A.; Ben Azzouz, F.; Madani, A.; Ben Salem, M.

2012-01-01

Superconducting properties of YBa 2 Cu 3 O y prepared using planetary ball milling were studied. Y-deficient YBa 2 Cu 3 O y nanoparticles are embedded in the superconducting matrix. Ball milled sample exhibits a large magnetoresistivity in weak magnetic fields at 77 K. We have studied the microstructure and the magnetoresistivity of polycrystalline YBa 2 Cu 3 O y (YBCO or Y-123 for brevity) embedded with nanoparticles of Y-deficient YBCO, generated by the planetary ball milling technique. Bulk samples were synthesized from a precursor YBCO powder, which was prepared from commercial high purity Y 2 O 3 , Ba 2 CO 3 and CuO via a one-step annealing process in air at 950 °C. After planetary ball milling of the precursor, the powder was uniaxially pressed and subsequently annealed at 950 °C in air. Phase analysis by X-ray diffraction (XRD), granular structure examination by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), microstructure investigation by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) coupled with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS) were carried out. TEM analyses show that nanoparticles of Y-deficient YBCO, generated by ball milling, are embedded in the superconducting matrix. Electrical resistance as a function of temperature, ρ(T), revealed that the zero resistance temperature, T co , is 84.5 and 90 K for the milled and unmilled samples respectively. The milled ceramics exhibit a large magnetoresistance in weak magnetic fields at liquid nitrogen temperature. This attractive effect is of high significance as it makes these materials promising candidates for practical application in magnetic field sensor devices.

Incorporation of Cu{sub 2}O nanocrystals into TiO{sub 2} photonic crystal for enhanced UV–visible light driven photocatalysis

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Geng, Zhi; Zhang, Yu; Yuan, Xing; Huo, Mingxin; Zhao, Yahui; Lu, Ying, E-mail: luy332@nenu.edu.cn; Qiu, Yue

2015-09-25

Highlights: • The Cu{sub 2}O NCs/TiO{sub 2} PC composite was synthesized and exhibited high photocatalysis. • The improved light harvesting and increased quantum yield was achieved. • The hydroxyl radical was the primary oxidant in Cu{sub 2}O NCs/TiO{sub 2} PC photocatalysis. - Abstract: A 3D UV–visible light responsive photocatalyst was fabricated by infiltrating Cu{sub 2}O nanocrystals (NCs) into TiO{sub 2} photonic crystal (PC). Morphology characterization presented that Cu{sub 2}O NCs with average diameter around 10 nm were dispersed uniformly into TiO{sub 2} PC. The transmittance spectra showed that Cu{sub 2}O NCs/TiO{sub 2} 260, prepared by integrating Cu{sub 2}O NCs with TiO{sub 2} 260 which was fabricated from 260 nm polystyrene spheres, exhibited the highest light harvesting. The photoluminescence spectra confirmed the electron/hole pairs recombination of Cu{sub 2}O NCs/TiO{sub 2} 260 was efficiently inhibited due to the unique heterojunction structure between TiO{sub 2} and Cu{sub 2}O. In the photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B and Bisphenol A under UV–visible light (320 nm < λ < 780 nm) irradiation, the kinetic constant using Cu{sub 2}O NCs/TiO{sub 2} 260 was 3.99 and 8.37-fold larger than that using TiO{sub 2} nanoparticle (NP), respectively. The enhanced photocatalysis benefited from the increased light harvesting owing to the excitation of both TiO{sub 2} and Cu{sub 2}O NCs whose optical absorption was intensified by the photonic effect of TiO{sub 2} 260 and the high quantum efficiency due to the Cu{sub 2}O/TiO{sub 2} heterojunction. The hydroxyl radical, generated from the protonation of superoxide radical which was derived from the reduction of oxygen by photogenerated electrons, was the main oxidant responsible for pollutant degradation.

Raman measurements of epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7-δ films

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Burns, G.; Dacol, F.H.; Gield, C.A.; Gupta, A.; Holtzberg, F.; Koren, G.; Laibowitz, R.; McGuire, T.R.; Segmuller, A.P.; Worthington, T.K.

1990-01-01

The authors report Raman measurements on good (high J c ) epitaxial YBa 2 Cu 3 O -δ (Y123) films (δ ∼ 0). The results are compared to those from oriented Y123 single crystals. The comparisons are made for superconducting δ ∼ 0 and semiconducting δ ∼ 1 materials

Synthesis and characterization of Cu{sub 3}TaIn{sub 3}Se{sub 7} and CuTa{sub 2}InTe{sub 4}

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Calderon, E.; Munoz-Pinto, M.; Duran-Pina, S.; Quintero, M.; Quintero, E.; Morocoima, M. [Centro de Estudios de Semiconductores, Departamento de Fisica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Los Andes, Merida (Venezuela); Delgado, G.E. [Laboratorio de Cristalografia, Departamento de Quimica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Los Andes, Merida (Venezuela); Romero, H. [Laboratorio de Magnetismo, Departamento de Fisica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Los Andes, Merida (Venezuela); Briceno, J.M.; Fernandez, J. [Laboratorio de Analisis Quimico y Estructural (LAQUEM), Departamento de Fisica, Facultad de Ciencias, Merida (Venezuela); Grima-Gallardo, P.

2008-07-15

Polycrystalline samples of Cu{sub 3}TaIn{sub 3}Se{sub 7} and CuTa{sub 2}InTe{sub 4} were synthesized by the usual melt and anneal technique. X-ray powder diffraction showed a single phase behavior for both samples with tetragonal symmetry and unit cell parameter values a=5.794{+-}0.002 A, c=11.66{+-}0.01 A, c/a=2.01, V=391{+-}1 A{sup 3} and a=6.193{+-}0.001 A, c=12.400 {+-}0.002A, c/a=2.00, V=475{+-}1 A{sup 3}, respectively. Differential thermal analysis (DTA) measurements suggested a complicated behavior near the melting point with several thermal transitions observed in the heating and cooling runs. From the shape of the DTA peaks it was deduced that the melting is incongruent for both materials. Magnetic susceptibility measurements (zero-field cooling and field cooling) indicated an antiferromagnetic character with transition temperatures of T=70 K (Cu{sub 3}TaIn{sub 3}Se{sub 7}) and 42 K (CuTa{sub 2}InTe{sub 4}). A spin-glass transition was observed in Cu{sub 3}TaIn{sub 3}Se{sub 7} with T{sub f}{approx}50 K. (copyright 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH and Co. KGaA, Weinheim) (orig.)

Melt-spin processing of YBa2Cu3O7-x

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Folkerts, T.J.; Kramer, M.J.; McCallum, R.W.; Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology, Ames, IA

1991-01-01

We introduce a novel containerless melt-spin processing technique for YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x using prereacted oxide powders which are rapidly melted and subsequentially quenched in a controlled atmosphere. This results in flakes with typical dimensions of 3000x150x15 μm 3 . Powder XRD indicates that all samples contain Y 2 O 3 , but that the Ba--Cu--O phases present depend on the processing parameters. SEM and TEM studies show these phases are finely dispersed: the typical grain size for Y 2 O 3 is 1--2 μm, and for the Ba--Cu--O phases it is <0.5 μm

Interdiffusion studies on high-Tc superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-δ thin films on Si(111) with a NiSi2/ZrO2 buffer layer

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Aarnink, W.A.M.; Blank, D.H.A.; Adelerhof, D.J.

1991-01-01

Interdiffusion studies on high-T(c) superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-delta thin films with thickness in the range of 2000-3000 angstrom, on a Si(111) substrate with a buffer layer have been performed. The buffer layer consists of a 400 angstrom thick epitaxial NiSi2 layer covered with 1200 angstrom...... of polycrystalline ZrO2. YBa2Cu3O7-delta films were prepared using laser ablation. The YBa2Cu3O7-delta films on the Si/NiSi2/ZrO2 substrates are of good quality; their critical temperatures T(c,zero) and T(c,onset) have typical values of 85 and 89 K, respectively. The critical current density j(c) at 77 K equaled 4...... x 10(4) A/cm2. With X-ray analysis (XRD), only c-axis orientation has been observed. The interdiffusion studies, using Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS) and scanning Auger microscopy (SAM) show that the ZrO2 buffer layer prevents severe Si diffusion to the YBa2Cu3O7-delta layer, the Si...

Positron implantation studies of YBa2Cu3O7-x

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Anwand, W.; Brauer, G.; Coleman, P.G.; Knights, A.P.; Teske, K.; Schuster, G.; Rudolph, K.

1995-01-01

Slow positron implantation spectroscopy has been applied to the study of a set of samples of superconducting YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x . The depth-sensitive positron response to oxygen content and preparation history is presented. An outline is given of the experimental method - solid electrolyte coulometry in carrier-gas mode - used to measure oxygen exchange for the same set of samples. (orig.)

Measurements of the electric field gradient at cadmium in YBa2Cu3Ox, Y2BaCuO5 and Y2Cu2O5

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Saitovitch, H.; Silva, P.R.J.

1990-01-01

The electric Field Gradient (EFG) at diluted Cd sup(111) in YBa sub(2)Cu sub(3)O sub(x) was measured by Angular Correlation (AC). In order to determine the atom-probe localization, AC measurements were also, performed on Y sub(2)BaCuO sub(5). A nuclear electric quadrupole interaction frequency (NQIF) was associated with Cd sup(111) in YBa sub(2)Cu sub(3) O sub(x) Cu(1) site. (author)

Enhancement in transport properties of seeded melt-textured YBCO by Cu-site doping

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Zhou, Yu X. [Department of Physics, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon (China); Texas Center for Superconductivity and Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX (United States); Lo, W.; Salama, Kamel [Texas Center for Superconductivity and Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX (United States); Tang, Tong B. [Department of Physics, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon (China)

2002-05-01

A significant research effort has been made worldwide to introduce nanometre-scale weak superconducting regions into seeded melt-textured superconductors to enhance their critical current density, trapped magnetic field and levitation force. The enhancement in these properties is dependent on the pinning forces exerted on the magnetic flux lines. In this paper we present a substantial improvement in the transport properties of these materials by optimizing the fabrication conditions, controlling the oxygen deficiency, as well as adjusting the doping level of Zn in YBa{sub 2}(Cu{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x}){sub 3}O{sub 7-}{delta} large grains. The enhancement is found to be as much as 30% by doping between about x=0.001 25 and 0.002 53. The results strongly indicate that the introduction of local nanometre-scale weak superconducting regions by Zn substitution for Cu in the CuO{sub 2} plane enhances the transport properties. Due to the simplicity of the processing conditions, these doping techniques can have a significant potential for a variety of engineering applications. (author)

Infrared refractive index of thin YBa2Cu3O7 superconducting films

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Zhang, Z.M.; Choi, B.I.; Le, T.A.; Flik, M.I.; Siegal, M.P.; Phillips, J.M.

1992-01-01

This work investigates whether thin-film optics with a constant refractive index can be applied to high-T c superconducting thin films. The reflectance and transmittance of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 films on LaAlO 3 substrates are measured using a Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer at wavelengths from 1 to 100 μm at room temperature. The reflectance of these superconducting films at 10K in the wavelength region from 2.5 to 25 μm is measured using a cryogenic reflectance accessory. The film thickness varies from 10 to 200 nm. By modeling the frequency-dependent complex conductivity in the normal and superconducting states and applying electromagnetic-wave theory, the complex refractive index of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 films is obtained with a fitting technique. It is found that a thickness-independent refractive index can be applied even to a 25nm film, and average values of the spectral refractive index for film thicknesses between 25 and 200 nm are recommended for engineering applications

Peak effect in untwinned YBa 2Cu 3O 7-δ single crystals

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D'Anna, G.; André, M.-O.; Indenbom, M. V.; Benoit, W.

1994-12-01

We report on the observation of a weak effect of the critical current density in untwinned YBa 2Cu 3O 7-δ single crystals of different purity, using a low frequency torsion pendulum. We construct the peak effect line and the irreversibility line.

Fluctuation-induced conductivity in melt-textured Pr-doped YBa2Cu3O7-δ composite superconductor

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Opata, Yuri Aparecido; Monteiro, João Frederico Haas Leandro; Siqueira, Ezequiel Costa

2018-01-01

In this study, the effects of thermal fluctuations on the electrical conductivity in melt-textured YBa2Cu3O7-δ, Y0.95Pr0.05Ba2Cu3O7-δ and (YBa2Cu3O7-δ)0.95–(PrBa2Cu3O7-δ)0.05 composite superconductor were considered. The composite superconductor samples were prepared through the top seeding method...... using melt-textured NdBa2Cu3O7-d seeds. The resistivity measurements were performed with a low-frequency, low-current AC technique in order to extract the temperature derivative and analyze the influence of the praseodymium ion on the normal superconductor transition and consequently on the fluctuation...

Femtosecond optical detection of quasiparticle dynamics in high-Tc YBa2Cu3O7-δ superconducting thin films

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Han, S.G.; Vardeny, Z.V.; Wong, K.S.; Symko, O.G.; Koren, G.

1990-01-01

Femtosecond dynamics of photogenerated quasiparticles in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ superconducting thin films shows, at T≤T c , two main electronic processes: (i) quasiparticle avalanche production during hot-carrier thermalization, which takes about 300 fsec; (ii) recombination of quasiparticles to form Cooper pairs, which is completed within 5 psec. In contrastr, nonsuperconducting epitaxial films such as PrBa 2 Cu 2 O 7 and YBa 2 Cu 3 O 6 show regular picosecond electronic response

Anisotropic electrical properties of epitaxial Yba2Cu3O7-gd films on (110) SrTiO3

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Gupta, A.; Koren, G.; Baseman, R.J.; Segmuller, A.; Holber, W.

1989-01-01

Epitaxial thin films of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 - δ were deposited on (110) SrTiO 3 at 600 degrees C in the presence of atomic oxygen using the laser ablation technique. X-ray diffraction patterns in the standard Bragg and grazing incidence modes show epitaxial growth of the films with their c-axis and axis parallel to the and directions in the plane of the substrate, respectively. Superconductivity with T c (R = ) = 82 K was found along the direction in the basal plane, whereas finite resistivity down to 5 k was observed along the c-axis direction. The authors maintain that these preliminary results suggest that YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 - δ behaves like a true two-dimensional superconductor

Optical characterization of surface and interface oxygen content in YBa2Cu3O/sub x/

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Kelly, M.K.; Chan, S.; Jenkin, K. II; Aspnes, D.E.; Barboux, P.; Tarascon, J.

1988-01-01

Because YBa 2 Cu 3 O/sub x/ exists over a range of oxygen content and low oxygen material is nonsuperconducting, it is important to be able to measure and control this parameter for application purposes. We present an optical technique for determining oxygen loss at surfaces and interfaces, where processing and contacts with other materials may affect composition and where usual techniques are insensitive. Using a strong absorption feature at 4.1 eV which appears at low oxygen composition, we find that overlayers of Al and In remove oxygen from YBa 2 Cu 3 O/sub x/, but Ag, Au, and room-temperature exposure to moderate vacuum do not

Investigation of the properties of carbon-base nanostructures doped YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ} high temperature superconductor

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Dadras, Sedigheh, E-mail: dadras@alzahra.ac.ir; Ghavamipour, Mahshid

2016-03-01

In this research, we have investigated the effects of three samples of carbon-base nanostructures (carbon nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes and silicon carbide nanoparticles) doping on the properties of Y{sub 1}Ba{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ} (YBCO) high temperature superconductor. The pure and doped YBCO samples were synthesized by sol–gel method and characterized by resistivity versus temperature (ρ–T), current versus voltage (I–V), through X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis. The results confirmed that for all the samples, the orthorhombic phase of YBCO compound is formed. We found that the pinning energy and critical current density of samples increase by adding carbon nanostructures to YBCO compound. Also critical temperature is improved by adding carbon nanotubes to YBCO compound, while it does not change much for carbon and silicon carbide nanoparticles doped compounds. Furthermore, the samples were characterized by UV–vis spectroscopy in 300 K and the band gap of the samples was determined. We found that the carbon nanotubes doping decreases YBCO band gap in normal state from 1.90 eV to 1.68 eV, while carbon and SiC nanoparticles doping increases it to 2.20 and 3.37 eV respectively.

Disordered vortex phases in YBa2Cu3Ox

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Crabtree, G. W.; Kwok, W. K.; Olsson, R. J.; Karapetrov, G.; Paulius, L. M.; Petrean, A.; Tobos, V.; Moulton, W. G.

2000-01-01

The disordered vortex phases induced by line and point pinning in YBa 2 Cu 3 O x are explored. At high defect densities there is a single disordered solid separated from the liquid phase by a melting line. At low defect densities the topology of the phase diagram changes dramatically, with a vortex lattice phase adjoining disordered phases at high or low field. Critical points at the termination of first order melting separate the lattice and disordered phases. The line defect disordered phases follow the expected Bose glass behavior, while the point defect disordered phases do not exhibit the expected vortex glass behavior

Relaxation of the electronic states at a thin-layer YBa2Cu 3O7/PrBa2Cu3O7 interface

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Gó mez, Javier Alexandra M; Larkin, Ivan A.; Schwingenschlö gl, Udo

2010-01-01

We discuss in detail spin-polarized electronic structure calculations for the 1 × 1 YBa2Cu3O7/PrBa 2Cu3O7 superlattice. Our results are based on the full-potential linear augmented plane wave method and the generalized gradient approximation for the exchange-correlation functional. The on-site Coulomb interaction affecting the correlated Cu 3d and Pr 4f electrons is taken into consideration. At first glance the YBa2Cu3O 7/PrBa2Cu3O7 interface appears to be inert, i.e., the electronic states do not show a clear sign of interaction between the two component materials. Nonetheless, a total energy analysis points to a significant modification of the magnetic coupling in the vicinity of the interface due to the relaxation of the electronic structure. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Relaxation of the electronic states at a thin-layer YBa2Cu 3O7/PrBa2Cu3O7 interface

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Gómez, Javier Alexandra M

2010-11-01

We discuss in detail spin-polarized electronic structure calculations for the 1 × 1 YBa2Cu3O7/PrBa 2Cu3O7 superlattice. Our results are based on the full-potential linear augmented plane wave method and the generalized gradient approximation for the exchange-correlation functional. The on-site Coulomb interaction affecting the correlated Cu 3d and Pr 4f electrons is taken into consideration. At first glance the YBa2Cu3O 7/PrBa2Cu3O7 interface appears to be inert, i.e., the electronic states do not show a clear sign of interaction between the two component materials. Nonetheless, a total energy analysis points to a significant modification of the magnetic coupling in the vicinity of the interface due to the relaxation of the electronic structure. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

On a possibility of cold fusion in deuterium-saturated YBa2Cu3O7-x ceramics in superconducting state

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Lipson, A.G.; Sakov, D.M.; Toporov, Yu.P.; Gromov, V.V.; Deryagin, B.V.

1991-01-01

A possibility to generate neutrons by deuterated YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x ceramics in superconducting (T c ) and normal (T>T c ) states is studied. The presented data points to a relationship between the processes of cold nuclear fusion and high-temperature superconductivity in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x pellets deuterated at T c (77< T<90 K)

High-pressure behavior and equations of state of the cobaltates YBaCo{sub 4}O{sub 7}, YBaCo{sub 4}O{sub 7+{delta}}, YBaCoZn{sub 3}O{sub 7} and BaCoO{sub 3-x}

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Juarez-Arellano, Erick A., E-mail: eajuarez@unpa.edu.mx [Instituto de Quimica Aplicada, Universidad del Papaloapan, Circuito Central 200, Parque Industrial, 68301 Tuxtepec, Oaxaca (Mexico); Avdeev, Maxim; Yakovlev, Sergey [Bragg Institute, ANSTO, PMB 1, Menai, NSW 2234 (Australia); Lopez-de-la-Torre, Laura; Bayarjargal, Lkhamsuren; Winkler, Bjoern; Friedrich, Alexandra [Institut fuer Geowissenschaften, Goethe-Universitaet Frankfurt, Altenhoeferallee 1, 60438 Frankfurt a.M. (Germany); Kharton, Vladislav V. [Department of Materials and Ceramic Engineering, CICECO, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro (Portugal)

2012-12-15

The compressibilities of the cobaltates YBaCo{sub 4}O{sub 7}, YBaCo{sub 4}O{sub 7+{delta}}, YBaCoZn{sub 3}O{sub 7} and BaCoO{sub 3-x} were investigated by in situ powder X-ray diffraction experiments up to 30 GPa using diamond anvil cells. Pressure-induced phase transitions and amorphization were observed in all the samples. The onset of the pressure-induced phase transition and the onset of the amorphization were observed at {approx}11.7 and 12.2 GPa (YBaCo{sub 4}O{sub 7}), at {approx}14.2 and 16.1 GPa (YBaCo{sub 4}O{sub 7+{delta}}), and at {approx}16.7 and 18.7 GPa (YBaCoZn{sub 3}O{sub 7}), respectively. An attempt to laser anneal at high-pressure failed as it led to a decomposition of the YBaCo{sub 4}O{sub 7} phase into a mixture of phases. Fits of second- and third-order Birch-Murnaghan equations-of-state to the p-V data result in B{sub 0}=109(3) GPa for YBaCo{sub 4}O{sub 7}; B{sub 0}=186(4) GPa and B Prime =1.5 for YBaCo{sub 4}O{sub 7+{delta}}; and B{sub 0}=117(1) GPa for YBaCoZn{sub 3}O{sub 7}. The high-pressure behavior of the studied compounds was compared with isostructural compounds and it is shown that the oxygen-content has a very large effect on the high-pressure behavior of this class of materials. Highlights: Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Compressibilities were investigated by in situ DAC powder X-ray diffraction experiments. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Pressure-induced phase transitions were observed in all the samples. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer High-pressure phases were very sensitive to small amounts of stresses and strains. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Due to the metastability of the compounds, laser annealing leads to decomposition. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Oxygen-content has a very large effect on the high pressure behavior in these materials.

Antiferromagnetism at the YBa2Cu3O7/La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 interface

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Haberkorn, N.; Guimpel, J.; Sirena, M.; Steren, L.B.; Saldarriaga, W.; Baca, E.; Gomez, M.E.

2004-01-01

The magnetic properties of a series of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x /La 2/3 Ca 1/3 MnO 3 (YBCO/LC 1/3 MO) superlattices grown by dc sputtering at high oxygen pressures (3.5 mbar) show the expected ferromagnetic behavior. However, field-cooled hysteresis loops at a low temperatures show the unexpected existence of exchange bias effect associated with the existence of ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic (AF) interfaces. The blocking temperature (T B ) is found to be thickness dependent and the exchange bias field (H EB ) is found to be inversely proportional to the ferromagnetic layer thickness, as expected. The presence of an AF material is probably associated with interface disorder and Mn valence shift toward Mn 4+

Preparation and properties of KCl-doped Cu{sub 2}O thin film by electrodeposition

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Yu, Xiaojiao, E-mail: yxjw@xaut.edu.cn [Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048 (China); Li, Xinming [Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048 (China); Zheng, Gang [Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048 (China); Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072 (China); Wei, Yuchen [The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong (China); Zhang, Ama; Yao, Binghua [Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048 (China)

2013-04-01

With the indium tin oxide-coated glass as working electrode, cuprous oxide thin film is fabricated by means of electrodeposition. The effects of KCl doped and annealing treatment upon Cu{sub 2}O thin film morphology, surface resistivity, open-circuit voltage, electric conduction types and visible light response are studied. The research results indicate that KCl doped has a great effect upon Cu{sub 2}O crystal morphology, thus, making Cu{sub 2}O thin film surface resistivity drop, and the open-circuit voltage increase and that electric conduction types are transformed from p type into n type, and the visible light (400–500 nm) absorption rate is slightly reduced. Annealing treatment can obviously decrease Cu{sub 2}O thin film surface resistivity and improve its open-circuit voltage. When KCl concentration in electrolytic solution reaches 7 mmol/L, Cu{sub 2}O thin film morphology can be changed from the dendritic crystal into the cubic crystal and Cu{sub 2}O thin film surface resistivity decreases from the initial 2.5 × 10{sup 6} Ω cm to 8.5 × 10{sup 4} Ω cm. After annealing treatment at 320 °C for 30 min, the surface resistivity decreases to 8.5 × 10{sup 2} Ω cm, and the open-circuit voltage increases from the initial 3.1 mV to 79.2 mV.

Magnetron sputtered Cu{sub 3}N/NiTiCu shape memory thin film heterostructures for MEMS applications

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Kaur, Navjot; Choudhary, Nitin [Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Functional Nanomaterials Research Lab, Department of Physics and Centre of Nanotechnology (India); Goyal, Rajendra N. [Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Department of Chemistry (India); Viladkar, S. [Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Functional Nanomaterials Research Lab, Department of Physics and Centre of Nanotechnology (India); Matai, I.; Gopinath, P. [Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Centre for Nanotechnology (India); Chockalingam, S. [Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Department of Biotechnology (India); Kaur, Davinder, E-mail: dkaurfph@iitr.ernet.in [Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Functional Nanomaterials Research Lab, Department of Physics and Centre of Nanotechnology (India)

2013-03-15

In the present study, for the first time, Cu{sub 3}N/NiTiCu/Si heterostructures were successfully grown using magnetron sputtering technique. Nanocrystalline copper nitride (Cu{sub 3}N with thickness {approx}200 nm) thin films and copper nanodots were subsequently deposited on the surface of 2-{mu}m-thick NiTiCu shape memory thin films in order to improve the surface corrosion and nickel release properties of NiTiCu thin films. Interestingly, the phase transformation from martensite phase to austenite phase has been observed in Cu{sub 3}N/NiTiCu heterostructures with corresponding change in texture and surface morphology of top Cu{sub 3}N films. Field emission scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscope images of the heterostructures reveals the formation of 20-nm-sized copper nanodots on NiTiCu surface at higher deposition temperature (450 Degree-Sign C) of Cu{sub 3}N. Cu{sub 3}N passivated NiTiCu films possess low corrosion current density with higher corrosion potential and, therefore, better corrosion resistance as compared to pure NiTiCu films. The concentration of Ni released from the Cu{sub 3}N/NiTiCu samples was observed to be much less than that of pure NiTiCu film. It can be reduced to the factor of about one-ninth after the surface passivation resulting in smooth, homogeneous and highly corrosion resistant surface. The antibacterial and cytotoxicity of pure and Cu{sub 3}N coated NiTiCu thin films were investigated through green fluorescent protein expressing E. coli bacteria and human embryonic kidney cells. The results show the strong antibacterial property and non cytotoxicity of Cu{sub 3}N/NiTiCu heterostructure. This work is of immense technological importance due to variety of BioMEMS applications.

Interpretation of photovoltaic pulses in normal YBa2Cu3O7

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Scott, J.F.

1990-01-01

200 mV photovoltaic voltage pulses reported [C. L. Chang, A. Kleinhammes, W. G. Moulton, and L. R. Testardi Phys. Rev. B (in press)] for YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 illuminated with 2--30 mJ/cm 2 at 532 nm are interpreted in terms of the complete theory of photovoltaic responses, including off-diagonal terms not recognized in the original theory. The resulting predictions are in reasonable quantitative agreement with experiment

Influence of calcium on transport properties, band spectrum and superconductivity of YBa2Cu3Oy and YBa1.5La0.5Cu3Oy·

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Gasumyants, V.E.; Vladimirskaya, E.V.; Patrina, I.B.

1994-01-01

The comparative investigation of transport phenomena in Y 1-x Ca x Ba 2 Cu 3 O y (0 y>6.87 and 6.73 1-x Ca x Ba 1.5 La 0.5 Cu 3 O y (0 y>6.96) and YBa 2-x La x Cu 3 O y (0 2 Cu 3 O y · . The results obtained suggest that Ca gives rise to some peculiarities in band spectrum of this compound

Comprehensive study of growth mechanism and properties of low Zn content Cd{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x}S thin films by chemical bath

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Rodriguez, Carlos Anibal [Multidisciplinary Research Institute in Science and Technology, Ineergias, University of La Serena (Chile); Sandoval-Paz, Myrna Guadalupe; Saavedra, Renato; De la Carrera, Francisco [Department of Physics, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Concepcion (Chile); Trejo-Cruz, Cuauhthemoc [Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Biobio, Concepcion (Chile); Aragon, Luis E.; Sirena, Martin [Centro Atomico Bariloche & Instituto Balseiro, CNEA & Univ. Nac. de Cuyo, Bariloche, Rio Negro (Argentina); Delplancke, Marie-Paule [4MAT, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels (Belgium); Carrasco, Claudia [Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Concepcion (Chile)

2016-11-15

Cd{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x}S thin films have been studied extensively as window layers for solar cell applications. However, a mismatch between the Cd{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x}S and copper-indium-gallium-selenide absorber layers increases with Zn film concentration, which reduces the device efficiency. In this work, Cd{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x}S thin films with low Zn concentrations were analyzed. The effect of the addition of different molar Zn concentrations to the reaction mixture on the growth mechanism of Cd{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x}S thin films and the influence of these mechanisms on structural, optical and morphological properties of the films has been studied. Cd{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x}S thin films were synthesized by chemical bath deposition using an ammonia-free alkaline solution. Microstructural analysis by X-ray diffraction showed that all deposited films grew with hexagonal structure and crystallite sizes decreased as the Zn concentration in the film increased. Optical measurements indicated a high optical transmission between 75% and 90% for wavelengths above the absorption edge. Band gap value increased from 2.48 eV to 2.62 eV, and the refractive index values for Cd{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x}S thin films decreased as the Zn increased. These changes in films and properties are related to a modification in growth mechanism of the Cd{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x}S thin films, with the influence of Zn(OH){sub 2} formation being more important as Zn in solution increases. (author)

Electronic structures of PrBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7}, Pr{sub 2}Ba{sub 4}Cu{sub 7}O{sub 15-y}(y=0,1), and PrBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 4}O{sub 8} based on LSDA+U method

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Tavana, A. [Magnet Research Laboratory (MRL), Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran (Iran); Department of Physics, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil (Iran); Shirazi, M.; Akhavan, M. [Magnet Research Laboratory (MRL), Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran (Iran)

2009-10-15

The electronic structures of PrBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} (Pr123), Pr{sub 2}Ba{sub 4}Cu{sub 7}O{sub 15-y} (Pr247), and PrBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 4}O{sub 8} (Pr124) cuprates have been obtained using density-functional theory in the local spin density approximation plus onsite Coulomb interaction (LSDA+U). Onsite Hubbard correlation, U, has been considered for Pr-f and Cu-d orbitals and the effects of considering these correlation corrections on the Pr-O hybridizations have been inspected. Results imply that the Pr ionization state in Pr123 system is constituted from two different configurations, and the energy of the f states in these two configurations has an important role in superconductivity properties of the system. Our calculations also show that in both Pr124 and Pr247 systems, suppression of superconductivity is weaker than that in the Pr123 system. This occurs due to the weaker Pr-O bond in both Pr124 and Pr247 systems. The role of the double chain and single chain on the conduction properties of these compounds has been investigated. We have also studied the effect of oxygen deficiency in Pr247 system, which seems to revive superconductivity in this system. Investigating the hole carriers in the CuO{sub 2} plane shows a correlation between superconductivity suppression and hole decrement in the planes. (Abstract Copyright [2009], Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)

Synthesis and characterization of Zn-doped LiCo{sub 0.3}Ni{sub 0.4-x}Mn{sub 0.3}Zn{sub x}O{sub 2} cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries

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Chen Yuhong [Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Hebei Chemical and Pharmaceutical Vocational Technology College, Shijiazhuang 050026 (China)], E-mail: chyh76@163.com; Chen Ruizhen [Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Hebei Chemical and Pharmaceutical Vocational Technology College, Shijiazhuang 050026 (China); Tang Zhiyuan [School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072 (China); Wang Liang [Library of Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018 (China)

2009-05-12

Zn-doped LiCo{sub 0.3}Ni{sub 0.4-x}Mn{sub 0.3}Zn{sub x}O{sub 2} cathode materials were synthesized via co-precipitation method. The structure, electrochemical performance and thermal stability were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), charge/discharge cycling, cyclic voltammograms (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopies (EIS) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). LiCo{sub 0.3}Ni{sub 0.4-x}Mn{sub 0.3}Zn{sub x}O{sub 2} had stable layered structure with a-NaFeO{sub 2} type with x up to 0.05. The compounds of x = 0.02 showed the best discharge capacity and cycle performance which was related to the most stable structure and Zn-doping prevented structural transformations during the topotactic reactions. Meanwhile, Zn-doping improved the high rate discharge capability and thermal stability.

c-Axis projected electron-positron momentum density in YBa2Cu3O7

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Bansil, A.; Smedskjaer, L.C.

1990-11-01

The authors present the theoretical c-axis projected electron-positron momentum density N 2γ (P x ,p y ) in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 based on the local density approximation (LDA) framework along various lines in momentum space. The calculations use the Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker (KKR) band structure formalism. The anisotropic distribution defined by taking cuts through the calculated spectra along different lines in the (p x ,p y ) plane possesses complex structures which arise from both Fermi surface effects and the anisotropy of the smoothly varying underlying background from filled bands; the maximum size of the anisotropy is about 10% of N 2γ (0,0). The theoretically predicted N 2γ (p x , y ) distribution is compared with the measured 2D-ACAR spectrum. The considerations suggest that in interpreting the 2D-ACAR data on YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 in terms of a band theory LDA picture, a substantial, largely isotropic, background should be subtracted from both the 2D-ACAR's and the associated LCW-folded spectra

Macro and micro Raman spectroscopy of YBa2Cu3O7 films and microbridges

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Bock, A.

1993-01-01

In the present work Raman spectroscopy is used as a method to characterize the properties of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 -films. This is done in the usual (macro-)Raman set-up as well as in the micro-Raman set-up where the spatial resolution is about one micron. To obtain comparable results the Raman spectra have to be corrected for the spectral response of the spectrometer. Therefore a calibration of the set-up was performed. The calibration can be used to determine spot temperatures by comparing Stokes and Anti-Stokes spectra. Two different methods are developed to correct for the straylight which is additionally observed in Raman-spectra of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 -films. Macro- as well as micro-Raman measurements are used to characterize the film properties, where care has been taken to avoid damages by the laser itself. The macro-Raman set-up is used to identify the properties of the film, such as orientation, oxygen-content and morphology. Outgrowths and other particles on the surface are on the other hand investigated by micro-Raman spectroscopy. The surface morphology is additionally characterized by scanning-electron-microscopy. This is compared to the Raman data. Raman spectra of epitaxial YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 -films are taken as a function of the temperature and exciting wavelength. The influence on the phonons and on the electronic background is discussed separately. The obtained results are analyzed by comparison with single-crystal measurements. The investigation of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 -microbridges in the macro-Raman set-up allows a correlation between the local optical and electrical properties of the bridge. A method is presented which can account for the heating in the laser spot with high accuracy. This method allows to determine local critical current densities as well as local critical temperatures on the microbridge. It provides also the possibility to take Raman spectra at precise spot temperatures. (orig./WL)

Role of thermal analysis in the study of superconductor YBa2Cu3O7-δ

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Virkar, A.N.

1993-01-01

The interstitial oxygen atoms along the b-axis of the orthorhombic unit cell of superconducting phase of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 form a chain of Cu-O-Cu-O located in the perovskite basal plane and these chains are interpreted to be responsible for superconductivity. Superconductivity can be strongly suppressed by introducing oxygen defects into the chain sites. The characteristic chain structure disappears in the non-superconducting tetragonal phase. Thus orthorhombic to tetragonal transformation takes place by an order-disorder transition between filled and vacant oxygen sites in the basal plane which results in the loss of superconductivity in oxygen deficient YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ phase. (author). 12 refs., 8 figs

Magnetic study of superconductivity in YBa2Cu3O7-x thin films

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McGuire, T.R.; Gupta, A.; Koren, G.; Laibowitz, R.B.; Dimos, D.

1989-01-01

Magnetic and transport measurements on 0.3 micron thick films of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 - x made by a laser ablation technique show critical current densities of up to 40X10 6 amps/cm 2 . At 77K the transport data gives J c ∼5x10 6 amps/cm 2 while magnetic data is 40 % lower. Comparison is made with evaporated films

Heteroepitaxial growth of strained multilayer superconducting thin films of Nd1.83Ce0.17CuOx/YBa2Cu3O7-δ

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Gupta, A.; Gross, R.; Olsson, E.; Segmueller, A.; Koren, G.; Tsuei, C.C.

1990-01-01

Heteroepitaxial growth of strained multilayer thin films of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ /Nd 1.83 Ce 0.17 CuO x by pulsed-laser deposition is reported. The coherency strain results in biaxial compression of the tetragonal Nd 1.83 Ce 0.17 CuO x layers, whereas the biaxial tension in the YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ layers removes the orthorhombic distortion and makes the unit cell isotropic in the basal plane (a=b). Depending on their oxygen content, either the YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ or the Nd 1.83 Ce 0.17 CuO x layers are superconducting in these multilayers. The strain-induced structural modification has a significant influence on the superconducting transition temperature of the YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ layers

Effects of oxygen stoichiometry on the scaling behaviors of YBa2Cu3Ox grain boundary weak-links

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Wu, K.H.; Fu, C.M.; Jeng, W.J.

1994-01-01

The effects of oxygen stoichiometry on the transport properties of the pulsed laser deposited YBa 2 Cu 3 O x bicrystalline grain boundary weak-link junctions were studied. It is found that not only the cross boundary resistive transition foot structure can be manipulated repeatedly with oxygen annealling processes but the junction behaviors are also altered in accordance. In the fully oxygenated state i.e. with x=7.0 in YBa 2 Cu 3 O x stoichiometry, the junction critical current exhibits a power of 2 scaling behavior with temperature. In contrast, when annealed in the conditions of oxygen-deficient state (e.g. with x=6.9 in YBa 2 Cu 3 O x stoichiometry) the junction critical current switches to a linear temperature dependence behavior. The results are tentatively attributed to the modification of the structure in the boundary area upon oxygen annealing, which, in turn, will affect the effective dimension of the geometrically constrained weak-link bridges. The detailed discussion on the responsible physical mechanisms as well as the implications of the present results on device applications will be given

Specific heat of single crystalline YBa2Cu3O7 in 20 Tesla

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Bonjour, E.; Calemczuk, R.; Henry, J.Y.; Muller, J.; Triscone, G.; Vallier, J.C.

1993-01-01

The specific heat of a single crystal of YBa 2 Cu 3 0 7 is measured from 40 to 150 K in magnetic fields up to 20 Tesla applied either parallel or normal to the c axis. Adiabatic calorimetry with a scatter well below 0.1% is used. The scaling of the superconducting transitions determines the bulk anisotropy ratio 5.5±0.5. A Maki-like term is observed at intermediate temperatures. The unusual behaviour of YBa 2 Cu 3 0 7 in a field, featuring a considerable smearing of the transition and an apparently field-independent onset, may be qualitatively understood as a phenomenological consequence of the small and anisotropic value of the coherence length alone, using the relevant models of field-induced critical I-D fluctuations on one hand, and London-like regime for the mean-field part of the transition on the other hand

Specific heat of single crystalline YBa2Cu3O7 in 20 Tesla

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Junod, A.; Bonjour, E.; Calemczuk, R.; Henry, J.Y.; Muller, J.; Triscone, G.; Vallier, J.C.

1994-01-01

The specific heat of a single crystal of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 is measured from 40 to 150 K in magnetic fields up to 20 Tesla applied either parallel or normal to the c axis. Adiabatic calorimetry with a scatter well below 0.1% is used. The scaling of the superconducting transitions determines the bulk anisotropy ratio, 5.5±0.5. A Maki-like term is observed at intermediate temperatures. The unusual behaviour of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 in a field, featuring a considerable smearing of the transition and an apparently field-independent onset, may be qualitatively understood as a phenomenological consequence of the small and anisotropic value of the coherence length alone, using the relevant models of field-induced critical 1-D fluctuations on one hand, and London-like regime for the mean-field part of the transition on the other hand. (orig.)

Photoelectrochemical oxidation of ibuprofen via Cu{sub 2}O-doped TiO{sub 2} nanotube arrays

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Sun, Qiannan [College of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou (China); Peng, Yen-Ping, E-mail: yppeng@thu.edu.tw [Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan (China); Chen, Hanlin [College of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou (China); Chang, Ken-Lin [School of Environmental Science and Engineering and Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 51006 China (China); Qiu, Yang-Neng; Lai, Shiau-Wu [Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan (China)

2016-12-05

Highlights: • A p–n junction material was synthesized to enhance photocatalytic ability. • Cu{sub 2}O-doped TiO{sub 2} nanotube arrays works as a photoanode in a PEC system. • Recombination of photo-generated holes and electrons were greatly reduced. • Synergetic effect was quantified in PEC degradation. • Recombination of photogenerated holes and electrons was greatly enhanced. - Abstract: A p–n junction based Cu{sub 2}O-doped TiO{sub 2} nanotube arrays (Cu{sub 2}O-TNAs) were synthesized and used as a working anode in a photoelectrochemical (PEC) system. The results revealed that the Cu{sub 2}O-TNAs were dominated by the anatase phase and responded significantly to visible light. XPS analyses indicated that with an amount of 24.79% Cu doping into the structure, the band gap of Cu{sub 2}O-TNAs was greatly reduced. SEM images revealed that the supported TiO{sub 2} nanotubes had diameters of approximately 80 nm and lengths of about 2.63 μm. Upon doping with Cu{sub 2}O, the TiO{sub 2} nanotubes maintained their structural integrity, exhibiting no significant morphological change, favoring PEC applications. Under illumination, the photocurrent from Cu{sub 2}O/TNAs was 2.4 times larger than that from TNAs, implying that doping with Cu{sub 2}O significantly improved electron mobility by reducing the rate of recombination of electron-hole pairs. The EIS and Bode plot revealed that the estimated electron lifetimes, τ{sub el}, of TNAs and Cu{sub 2}O/TNAs were 6.91 and 26.26 ms, respectively. The efficiencies of degradation of Ibuprofen by photoelectrochemical, photocatalytic (PC), electrochemical (EC) and photolytic (P) methods were measured.

Electrical and percolative behavior of Sr2YSbO6-YBa2Cu3O7-δ composites

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Ortiz-Diaz, O.; Landinez Tellez, D.A.; Perez, F.; Tovar, H.; Roa-Rojas, J.

2007-01-01

We found that a mixture of materials Sr 2 YSbO 6 insulator with YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ superconductor is a system where the particles of superconductor and insulator materials are found coexisting in a composite with two well-defined separate phases. Electrical transport properties and percolation behavior have been studied by electrical resistivity measurements at room temperature on several samples of composites with different vol.% of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ . Resistivity measurements agree with the equation which describes the conductivity in percolation theory. However, critical exponent t=6.65 is greater than universal value t∼2. Furthermore, there is a non-negligible conductivity below percolation threshold while it is expected to be zero in ideal percolative systems. Nevertheless, percolative behavior in this region was found and, critical exponent value s was determined to be s=0.75 in agreement with universal value

The tin-rich copper lithium stannides: Li{sub 3}Cu{sub 6}Sn{sub 4} and Li{sub 2}CuSn{sub 2}

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Fuertauer, Siegfried; Flandorfer, Hans [Vienna Univ. (Austria). Inst. of Inorganic Chemistry (Materials Chemisrty); Effenberger, Herta S. [Vienna Univ. (Austria). Inst. of Mineralogy and Crystallography

2015-05-01

The Sn rich ternary intermetallic compounds Li{sub 3}Cu{sub 6}Sn{sub 4} (CSD-427097) and Li{sub 2}CuSn{sub 2} (CSD-427098) were synthesized from the pure elements by induction melting and annealing at 400 C. Structural investigations were performed by powder- and single-crystal XRD. Li{sub 3}Cu{sub 6}Sn{sub 4} crystallizes in space group P6/mmm; it is structurally related to but not isotypic with MgFe{sub 6}Ge{sub 6} (a = 5.095(2) Aa, c = 9.524(3) Aa; wR{sub 2} = 0.059; 239 unique F{sup 2}-values, 17 free variables). Li{sub 3}Cu{sub 6}Sn{sub 4} is characterized by two sites with a mixed Cu:Sn occupation. In contrast to all other Cu-Li-Sn compounds known so far, any mixed occupation was found for Cu-Li pairs only. In addition, one Li site is only half occupied. The second Sn rich phase is Li{sub 2}CuSn{sub 2} (space group I4{sub 1}/amd, a = 4.4281(15) Aa, c = 19.416(4) Aa; wR{sub 2} = 0.033; 213 unique F{sup 2}-values, 12 atom free variables); it is the only phase in the Cu-Li-Sn system which is noted for full ordering. Both crystal structures exhibit 3D-networks which host Li atoms in channels. They are important for understanding the lithiation mechanism in Cu-Sn electrodes for Li-ion batteries.

Effects of copper excess and copper deficiency on the structural and electrical properties of bulk Cu{sub x}SnSe{sub 3} with x=1.6–2.2

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Wubet, Walelign; Kuo, Dong-Hau, E-mail: dhkuo@mail.ntust.edu.tw

2015-03-15

Effects of the Cu variation on the morphological, structural, and electrical properties of bulk Cu{sub x}SnSe{sub 3} (CTSe) with x=1.6–2.2 have been investigated. Dense CTSe pellets with grains of 3–4 µm were obtained after sintering at 550 °C. All CTSe pellets showed a dominant p-type behavior. CTSe at x=2.0 with a hole concentration (n{sub p}) of 1.02×10{sup 18} cm{sup −3} and Hall mobility (μ) of 225 cm{sup 2}/V/s had a highest conductivity (σ) of 39 S/cm. CTSe at x=1.6 with n{sub p} of 5.0×10{sup 17} cm{sup −3} and of 11 cm{sup 2}/V/s had a lowest of 0.90 S/cm. The explanation, based upon vacancies and antisite defects, for the changes in electrical property with the Cu content is supported by the data from lattice parameter. The study in bulk properties of CTSe and its defects is helpful for selecting the suitable absorber composition to fabricate thin film solar cells. - Graphical abstract: Cu{sub 2}SnSe{sub 3} is an absorber candidate for solar cells. The Cu stoichiometry on electrical properties, which is important for CIGS and CZTS, is investigated and the Cu-deficiency composition is recommended. - Highlights: • Cu{sub x}SnSe{sub 3} (CTSe) bulks with 1.6≤x≤2.2 were prepared by reactive sintering. • Cu{sub 2}SnSe{sub 3} with n{sub p} of 1.02×10{sup 18} cm{sup −3} and μ of 225 cm{sup 2}/V/s had highest σ of 39 S/cm. • Cu{sub 1.6}SnSe{sub 3} with n{sub p}=5.0×10{sup 17} cm{sup −3} and μ=11 cm{sup 2}/V/s had lowest σ=0.90 S/cm. • Lower n{sub p} at CTSe at x=1.6 is related to the formation of the Sn-to-Cu defect. • The drop in n{sub p} for CTSe at x=2.2 indicates V{sub Sn}{sup 4−} dominates over Cu{sub Sn}{sup 3−} defect.

Interface structure and electronic properties of SrTiO3 and YBa2Cu3O7-δ crystals and thin films

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Thiess, S.

2007-01-01

Two new extensions of the X-ray standing wave (XSW) technique, made possible by the intense highly collimated X-ray beams from undulators at the ESRF, are described in this thesis. First, the XSW method was applied in a structural study to solve the nucleation mechanism of the high temperature superconductor YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ on the (001) surface of SrTiO 3 . Second, the valence electronic structures of SrTiO 3 and YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ were investigated. Finally, recent developments in the field of photoelectron spectroscopy in the hard X-ray region are described. The X-ray standing wave method is used in combination with fluorescence, Auger or photoelectron spectroscopy and lends very high spatial resolution power to these analytical techniques. Previously, the XSW method has been used for structure determination of surfaces and interfaces. The currently available X-ray intensities permit extensions to the XSW technique. Two recently established applications, described in this thesis, are XSW real space imaging and XSW valence electronic structure analysis. XSW real space imaging was employed to analyse the atomic structure of 0.5 and 1.0 layers of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ deposited on SrTiO 3 (001). Three-dimensional images of the atomic distributions were reconstructed for each of the elements from experimentally determined Fourier components of the atomic distribution functions. The images confirmed the formation of a perovskite precursor phase prior to the formation of the YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ phase during the growth of the first monolayer of the film. XSW valence electronic structure analysis applied to SrTiO 3 identified the valence band contributions arising from the strontium, titanium, and oxygen sites of the crystal lattice. Relations between the site-specific valence electronic structure and the lattice structure were established. The experimental results agree very well with predictions by state-of-the-art ab initio calculations. X-ray absorption cross sections for

Quasi-homoepitaxial growth of a-axis oriented PrBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 sub - subdelta thick film on (100) YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 sub - subdelta single crystal

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Sato, M; Morishita, T

2003-01-01

The structural characterizations of the quasi-homoepitaxial growth of a-axis oriented PrBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 sub - subdelta thick film grown on (100) YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 sub - subdelta single crystal were investigated in comparison with those of the film grown on (001) YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 sub - subdelta single crystal. The a-axis oriented PrBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 sub - subdelta films, expected to be a barrier layer, were prepared using a dc-95 MHz hybrid plasma sputtering on (100) and (001) YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 sub - subdelta single crystals that are superconducting ground planes. The atomic force microscopy image revealed that the surfaces of 700-nm-thick a-axis PrBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 sub - subdelta films on (100) YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 sub - subdelta single crystals were smooth with a mean roughness of 2.8 nm. X-ray diffraction scans showed that a-axis PrBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 sub - subdelta films deposited on (100) YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 sub - subdelta single cry...

Positron annihilation in thermally quenched YBa2Cu3O7-x

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Hong Zhang; Xiao-Gang Wang; Yao-Xian Fu

1988-01-01

Trapping effects related directly with the oxygen vacancy in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x are studied by the aid of positron lifetime and positron annihilation Doppler energy spectra of a thermally quenched sample. Results indicate that the trapping center is linearly related with the oxygen vacancy. Vacancies are ordered in the orthorhombic phase and disordered in the tetragonal phase on the Cu-O plane

On hole spectra at YBa2Cu3O7 surfaces

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Calandra, C.; Manghi, F.; Minerva, T.

1989-01-01

The author present a theoretical study of the modification of the one-hole spectra induced by the surface in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 . Basal plane surface terminated either with Ba or CuO planes are considered. Correlation effects are included by using a Hubbard model Hamiltonian and by calculating the self-energy in the low density approximation. The results indicate that both the main bands and the satellites are sensitive to the choice of the surface

Effect of Cu{sup 2+} and Ni{sup 2+} substitution at the Mn site in (La{sub 0.63}Ca{sub 0.37})MnO{sub 3}: A neutron powder diffraction investigation

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Martinelli, A., E-mail: alberto.martinelli@spin.cnr.it [CNR-SPIN, C.so Perrone 24, 16152 Genova (Italy); Ferretti, M. [CNR-SPIN, C.so Perrone 24, 16152 Genova (Italy); Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genova (Italy); Castellano, C. [Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica Strutturale e Stereochimica Inorganica, Via G. Venezian 21, 20133 Milano (Italy); Cimberle, M.R. [IMEM-CNR, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova (Italy); Ritter, C. [Institute Laue—Langevin, 6 rue Jules Horowitz, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9 (France)

2013-04-15

The crystal and magnetic structures of the (La{sub 0.63}Ca{sub 0.37})(Mn{sub 1−x}TM{sub x})O{sub 3} compounds (x=0.00, 0.03, 0.08; TM=Cu{sup 2+}, Ni{sup 2+}) were investigated between 5 K and 300 K by means of dc magnetic measurements and neutron powder diffraction analysis followed by Rietveld refinement. Both substituting cations lead to a reduction of the long range ferromagnetic ordering temperature; ferromagnetism is strongly suppressed in the 8% Cu-substituted sample, where long- and short-range FM magnetic orders coexist together with short-range A-type AFM order. This particular feature can be related to the Jahn–Teller character of Cu{sup 2+}, absent in Ni{sup 2+}, and suggests the occurrence of a quantum critical point in the (La{sub 0.63}Ca{sub 0.37})(Mn{sub 1−x}Cu{sub x})O{sub 3} system. - Graphical abstract: Rietveld refinement plot of (La{sub 0.63}Ca{sub 0.37})(Mn{sub 0.92}Cu{sub 0.08})O{sub 3} showing in the inset the coexistence of broad A-type AFM peaks with FM ones. Highlights: ► (La{sub 0.63}Ca{sub 0.37})MnO{sub 3} was substituted with Ni and Cu. ► Neutron powder diffraction and Rietveld refinement were carried out. ► A quantum critical point possibly occurs in the (La{sub 0.63}Ca{sub 0.37})(Mn{sub 1−x}Cu{sub x})O{sub 3} system.

Formation of Self-Assembled Ba₂YNbO₆ Nanocolumns and their Contribution to Flux-Pinning and J_c in Nb-doped YBa₂Cu₃O_7- Films

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Wee, Sung Hun [ORNL; Goyal, Amit [ORNL; Zuev, Yuri L [ORNL; Cantoni, Claudia [ORNL; Selvamanickam, V. [SuperPower Incorporated, Schenectady, New York; Specht, Eliot D [ORNL

2010-01-01

Ba{sub 2}RENbO{sub 6} (RE = rare earth elements including Y) compounds are considered new additives for superior flux-pinning in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} (YBCO) films due to their excellent chemical inertness to and large lattice mismatches with YBCO. Simultaneous laser ablation of a YBCO target and a Nb metal foil attached to the surface of the target resulted in epitaxial growth of YBCO films having columnar defects comprised of self-aligned Ba{sub 2}YNbO{sub 6} (BYNO) nanorods parallel to the c-axis of the film. Compared to pure YBCO, YBCO+BYNO films exhibited no T{sub c} reduction as well as superior J{sub c} performance with higher self- and in-field J{sub c} by a factor of 1.5-7 and also exhibited a strong J{sub c} peak for H {parallel} c indicative of strong c-axis correlated flux-pinning.

Modification of structural disorder by hydrostatic pressure in the superconducting cuprate YBa2Cu3O6.73

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Huang, H.; Jang, H.; Fujita, M.; Nishizaki, T.; Lin, Y.; Wang, J.; Ying, J.; Smith, J. S.; Kenney-Benson, C.; Shen, G.; Mao, W. L.; Kao, C.-C.; Liu, Y.-J.; Lee, J.-S.

2018-05-01

Compelling efforts to improve the critical temperature (Tc) of superconductors have been made through high-pressure application. Understanding the underlying mechanism behind such improvements is critically important; however, much remains unclear. Here we studied ortho-III YBa2Cu3O6.73 (YBCO) using x-ray scattering under hydrostatic pressure (HP) up to ˜6.0 GPa . We found the reinforced oxygen order of YBCO under HP, revealing an oxygen rearrangement in the Cu-O layer, which evidently shows the charge-transfer phenomenon between the Cu O2 plane and Cu-O layer. Concurrently, we also observed no disorder-pinned charge-density-wave signature in Cu O2 plane under HP. This indicates that the oxygen rearrangement modifies the quenched disorder state in the Cu O2 plane. Using these results, we appropriately explain why pressure condition can achieve higher Tc compared with the optimal Tc under ambient pressure in YBa2Cu3O6 +x . As an implication of these results, finally we have discussed that the change in disorder could make it easier for YBa2Cu3O6 +x to undergo a transition to the nematic order under an external magnetic field.

Two-magnon Raman scattering in dielectric and superconducting YBa2Cu3O6+x crystals

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Zaitsev, S. V.; Maksimov, A. A.; Tartakovskii, I. I.

2010-01-01

Two-magnon Raman scattering in dielectric, as well as superconducting, YBa 2 Cu 3 O 6+x single crystals with mobile oxygen content x = 0.2-0.7 and superconducting transition temperature T c = 0-74 K is studied in detail. Doping with oxygen in the range of x = 0.2-0.5 leads to two-magnon scattering peak broadening and a shift in the spectral position of the peak towards lower energies. The most significant qualitative changes in two-magnon scattering in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 6+x crystals are observed in a narrow oxygen concentration range near x = 0.7. This is explained by a considerable decrease in the correlation length ξ AF of antiferromagnetic (AF) correlations upon an increase in the concentration of free carriers. For instance, doping is accompanied with a reduction of ξ AF to values of several lattice constants a for x ∼ 0.7, a transition to the regime of short-range AF order, and local scattering of light from a small AF cluster with a size of 3 x 4 lattice constants. An increase in the free charge carrier concentration destroys the short-range AF order in a narrow range of the stoichiometry index near x = 0.7. Experimental data also indicate heterogeneity of cuprate planes at microscopic level, which leads to coexistence of superconducting and AF regions in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 6+x super-conducting crystals.

The effect of the sulfur concentration on the phase transformation from the mixed CuO-Bi{sub 2}O{sub 3} system to Cu{sub 3}BiS{sub 3} during the sulfurization process

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Zhang, Lijian; Jin, Xin; Yuan, Chenchen; Jiang, Guoshun; Liu, Weifeng, E-mail: liuwf@ustc.edu.cn; Zhu, Changfei, E-mail: cfzhu@ustc.edu.cn

2016-12-15

Highlights: • Cu{sub 3}BiS{sub 3} thin films were creatively fabricated by sulfurizing metal oxide precursor. • The phase transformation mechanism during the sulfurization process was studied. • The reason why the excess S restrained the formation of Cu{sub 3}BiS{sub 3} was discussed. • The effect of temperature on film morphology and bandgap was studied. - Abstract: The ternary semiconductor Cu{sub 3}BiS{sub 3}, as a promising light-absorber material for thin film solar cells, was creatively synthesized by sulfurizing the mixed metal oxides precursor film deposited by spin-coating chemical solution method. Two kinds of sulfurization techniques were introduced to study the effect of the sulfur concentration on the phase formation for the pure Cu{sub 3}BiS{sub 3}. It was found that Cu-poor S-rich phases such as Cu{sub 3}Bi{sub 3}S{sub 7} and Cu{sub 4}Bi{sub 4}S{sub 9} were easily generated at high S concentration and then can transform to Cu{sub 3}BiS{sub 3} phase by a simple desulphurization process, which means the sulfur concentration had a significant influence on the formation of Cu{sub 3}BiS{sub 3} during the sulfurization process. The probable transformation mechanism from the mixed metal oxides to the pure Cu{sub 3}BiS{sub 3} phase during the sulfurization process was studied in detail through the XRD analysis and thermodynamic calculation. In addition, the electrical properties were characterized by Hall measurement and the effects of sulfurization temperature on the phase transformation, morphology and optical band gap of the absorber layer were also studied in detail.

ESR studies on the spin-liquid candidate κ-(BEDT-TTF){sub 2}Cu{sub 2}(CN){sub 3}: Anomalous response below T=8 K

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Padmalekha, K.G.; Blankenhorn, M.; Ivek, T.; Bogani, L. [1. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, D-70550 Stuttgart (Germany); Schlueter, J.A. [Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439 (United States); Dressel, M., E-mail: dressel@pi1.physik.uni-stuttgart.de [1. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, D-70550 Stuttgart (Germany)

2015-03-01

The organic conductor κ-(BEDT-TTF){sub 2}Cu{sub 2}(CN){sub 3} seems to form a quantum spin liquid, although at low temperatures unusual properties are seen in the charge, spin and lattice degrees of freedom. Here we report results of X-band ESR studies of κ-(BEDT-TTF){sub 2}Cu{sub 2}(CN){sub 3} single crystals as a function of temperature and angle. We find indications of two anisotropic relaxation mechanisms at low temperatures and compare them to the spin-liquid behavior observed in other strongly correlated systems. In addition, we can recognize charge inhomogeneities in the copper ions of the anion layer. This disorder might be linked to the dielectric response measured in this compound.

High temperature neutron powder diffraction study of the Cu{sub 12}Sb{sub 4}S{sub 13} and Cu{sub 4}Sn{sub 7}S{sub 16} phases

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Lemoine, Pierric, E-mail: pierric.lemoine@univ-rennes1.fr [Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR-CNRS 6226, 263 Avenue du Général Leclerc, CS 74205, 35042 Rennes Cedex (France); Bourgès, Cédric; Barbier, Tristan [Laboratoire CRISMAT, UMR-CNRS 6508, ENSICAEN, 6 Boulevard du Maréchal Juin, 14050 Caen Cedex 04 (France); Nassif, Vivian [CNRS Institut NEEL, F-38000 Grenoble (France); Université de Grenoble Alpes, Institut NEEL, F-38000 Grenoble (France); Cordier, Stéphane [Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR-CNRS 6226, 263 Avenue du Général Leclerc, CS 74205, 35042 Rennes Cedex (France); Guilmeau, Emmanuel [Laboratoire CRISMAT, UMR-CNRS 6508, ENSICAEN, 6 Boulevard du Maréchal Juin, 14050 Caen Cedex 04 (France)

2017-03-15

Ternary copper-containing sulfides Cu{sub 12}Sb{sub 4}S{sub 13} and Cu{sub 4}Sn{sub 7}S{sub 16} have attracted considerable interest since few years due to their high-efficiency conversion as absorbers for solar energy and promising thermoelectric materials. We report therein on the decomposition study of Cu{sub 12}Sb{sub 4}S{sub 13} and Cu{sub 4}Sn{sub 7}S{sub 16} phases using high temperature in situ neutron powder diffraction. Our results obtained at a heating rate of 2.5 K/min indicate that: (i) Cu{sub 12}Sb{sub 4}S{sub 13} decomposes above ≈792 K into Cu{sub 3}SbS{sub 3}, and (ii) Cu{sub 4}Sn{sub 7}S{sub 16} decomposes above ≈891 K into Sn{sub 2}S{sub 3} and a copper-rich sulfide phase of sphalerite ZnS-type structure with an assumed Cu{sub 3}SnS{sub 4} stoichiometry. Both phase decompositions are associated to a sulfur volatilization. While the results on Cu{sub 12}Sb{sub 4}S{sub 13} are in fair agreement with recent published data, the decomposition behavior of Cu{sub 4}Sn{sub 7}S{sub 16} differs from other studies in terms of decomposition temperature, thermal stability and products of reaction. Finally, the crystal structure refinements from neutron powder diffraction data are reported and discussed for the Cu{sub 4}Sn{sub 7}S{sub 16} and tetrahedrite Cu{sub 12}Sb{sub 4}S{sub 13} phases at 300 K, and for the high temperature form of skinnerite Cu{sub 3}SbS{sub 3} at 843 K. - Graphical abstract: In situ neutron powder diffraction data (heating rate of 2.5 K/min) indicates that (i) the ternary Cu{sub 12}Sb{sub 4}S{sub 13} phase is stable up to 792 K and decomposes at higher temperature into Cu{sub 3}SbS{sub 3} and Cu{sub 1.5}Sb{sub 0.5}S{sub 2}, and (ii) the Cu{sub 4}Sn{sub 7}S{sub 16} phase is stable up to 891 K and decomposes at higher temperature into Sn{sub 2}S{sub 3} and a cubic phase of sphalerite ZnS-type structure. Sulfur volatilization likely occurs in order to balance the overall stoichiometry.

Subharmonic gap structure in the characteristics of YBa2Cu3O7-x microbridges

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Pogrebnyakov, A.V.; Levinsen, M.T.; Sheng, Y.Q.; Freltoft, T.

1996-01-01

The subharmonic gap structures corresponding to large, 2Δ 1 =48 meV, and small, 2Δ 2 =10.3 meV, components of the energy gap were observed in the first derivatives of the current-voltage characteristics of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x epitaxial thin film microbridges. The appearance of the subharmonic gap structures is attributed to Andreev reflection. (orig.)

Effects of Cd{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x}S alloy composition and post-deposition air anneal on ultra-thin CdTe solar cells produced by MOCVD

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Clayton, A.J., E-mail: Andrew.J.Clayton@Swansea.ac.uk [Centre for Solar Energy Research, College of Engineering, Swansea University, OpTIC, St. Asaph, LL17 0JD (United Kingdom); Baker, M.A.; Babar, S.; Grilli, R. [The Surface Analysis Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH (United Kingdom); Gibson, P.N. [Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, 21027, Ispra, VA (Italy); Kartopu, G.; Lamb, D.A. [Centre for Solar Energy Research, College of Engineering, Swansea University, OpTIC, St. Asaph, LL17 0JD (United Kingdom); Barrioz, V. [Engineering and Environment, Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Northumbria University, Newcastle, NE1 8ST (United Kingdom); Irvine, S.J.C. [Centre for Solar Energy Research, College of Engineering, Swansea University, OpTIC, St. Asaph, LL17 0JD (United Kingdom)

2017-05-01

Ultra-thin CdTe:As/Cd{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x}S photovoltaic solar cells with an absorber thickness of 0.5 μm were deposited by metal-organic chemical vapour deposition on indium tin oxide coated boro-aluminosilicate substrates. The Zn precursor concentration was varied to compensate for Zn leaching effects after CdCl{sub 2} activation treatment. Analysis of the solar cell composition and structure by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy depth profiling and X-ray diffraction showed that higher concentrations of Zn in the Cd{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x}S window layer resulted in suppression of S diffusion across the CdTe/Cd{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x}S interface after CdCl{sub 2} activation treatment. Excessive Zn content in the Cd{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x}S alloy preserved the spectral response in the blue region of the solar spectrum, but increased series resistance for the solar cells. A modest increase in the Zn content of the Cd{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x}S alloy together with a post-deposition air anneal resulted in an improved blue response and an enhanced open circuit voltage and fill factor. This device yielded a mean efficiency of 8.3% over 8 cells (0.25 cm{sup 2} cell area) and best cell efficiency of 8.8%. - Highlights: • CdCl{sub 2} anneal treatment resulted in S diffusing to the back contact. • High Zn levels created mixed cubic/hexagonal structure at the p-n junction. • Increased Zn in Cd{sub 1-x}Zn{sub x}S supressed S diffusion into CdTe. • Device V{sub oc} was enhanced overall with an additional back surface air anneal.

Neutron scattering studies of spin correlations in metallic YBa2Cu3O6+x

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Tranquada, J.M.

1991-01-01

Electron-electron correlations appear to play an important role in determining many properties of the copper oxide superconductors. One significant consequence of the electronic coulomb interactions are spin correlations. In the insulating phases of the layered cuprates, where the antibonding band due to Cu 3d x 2 - y 2 -O 2p σ hybridization in the CuO 2 planes is half filled, long-range antiferromagnetic order is observed. As the layers are doped with holes, the Neel order is rapidly destroyed, but dynamical antiferromagnetic correlations survive. In this paper, I will review some inelastic neutron scattering studies of the spin fluctuations in metallic YBa 2 Cu 3 O 6+x . The paper is organized as follows. In the first section I briefly discuss some background information concerning the phase diagram and spin waves in the insulating phase. Experimental results on metallic YBa 2 Cu 3 O 6+x samples are presented in the second section. The interpretation of these results and their relationship to nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies and to theory are discussed in the final section