Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8163936 Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications 2018 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
In this work, samples of a nominal composition Y1Ba2−xSmxCu3O7−δ With Sm substitution (X = 0.00, 0.01, 0.03, 0.05) were prepared by the solid state reaction method. And the effect of substituting Sm instead of Ba was investigated on the structural and superconducting properties of the samples. Measurement of electrical resistance and critical temperature was done using 4-Probe connection method. Results indicate that Sm substitution affects the YBSCO superconducting samples, decrease the transition temperature of the superconductor and increases the special electrical resistance and the transition width. Also, XRD studies show that in all samples of the Y-123 phase, the formation and structure is orthorhombic. SEM images showed that the porosity in the samples increased with increasing Sm due to disruption in grain growth and instead, increase Sm in the samples cause decreasing the size of the grain.
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