CHARACTERIZATION AND MICRO-RAMAN STUDIES OF Bi2−xPbxSr2Ca2Cu3O10+δ (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.6) SUPERCONDUCTOR
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The X-ray diffraction (XRD), ac susceptibility, dc resistivity, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) measurements on Bi 2−x Pb x Sr 2 Ca 2 Cu 3 O 10+δ (x = 0.0, 0.2, 0.4, and 0.6) superconductors have been correlated with the Raman scattering studies. Remarkable increases in the transition temperature and percentage volume of high T c phase are found till x = 0.4. Raman spectra also reveal dramatic changes at x = 0.4 in the phonon modes at 625 and 460 cm −1 associated with oxygen vibrations in BiO plane and apical oxygen of CuO 5 pyramid, respectively. The observed changes have been attributed to the phenomenon of oxygen redistribution among various layers. Optimum solubility limit of Pb substitution is found to be x = 0.4.