STUDY OF SELENIUM DOPED Bi-BASED SUPERCONDUCTORS BY AES AND SEM
Compositions in Bi 2 Sr 2 Ca 2 Cu 3 O y: Se x with x = 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 have been prepared by the solid state reaction method. The samples have initially been studied by the X-ray powder diffraction method for structural characterization. Superconducting transition temperatures (T c ) measured by the four probe technique shows dependence on selenium concentration. A detailed microstructural analysis has been carried out by scanning electron and Auger electron spectroscopies in order to investigate the incorporation of selenium in the grains of the superconductors. It is found that Se concentration affects both the T c values and the morphology of the grains. AES studies clearly show the presence of selenium in the grains of the superconductor.