Two-zone annealing of Tl0.5Pb0.5(Sr0.8Ba0.2)2Ca2Cu3Oy

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 2470-2473 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.L. Aselage ◽  
E.L. Venturini ◽  
J.A. Voigt ◽  
D.L. Lamppa ◽  
S.B. Van Deusen

Stable conditions have been identified for two-zone processing of the superconducting thallium cuprate Tl0.5Pb0.5(Sr0.8Ba0.2)2Ca2Cu3Oy. With P(O2) of 0.8 atm, P(Tl2O) of 4.4 × 10−3 atm, and a sample temperature of 920 °C, single-phase Tl0.5Pb0.5(Sr0.8Ba0.2)2Ca2Cu3Oy, is produced with a Tc of 115 K, complete diamagnetic shielding, and Meissner fraction greater than 70%. Although a small amount of melting occurs under these conditions, a comparison of the low-field diamagnetic shielding for these samples with samples of Pb- and Sr-free TlBa2Ca2Cu3Oy and Tl2Ba2Ca2Cu3Oy, suggests that such melting is not necessary to produce the triple-CuO2-layer superconductors.

1991 ◽  
Vol 169 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 655-656 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Wetzstein ◽  
R. Behr ◽  
J. Kötzler ◽  
A. Spirgatis ◽  
M. Hartl
Keyword(s):  
High Tc ◽  

1987 ◽  
Vol 99 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. H. Bloom ◽  
M. V. Kuric ◽  
Y. S. Yao ◽  
R. P. Guertin ◽  
D. Nichols ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTSingle phase orthorhombic YBa2(Cuy1−xZnx)3O7 samples were formed for 0<x<0.16. The high T superconductivityXfor x=6 (T =90 K) is rapidly depressed with increasing x, and is quenched for x>0.08. Low field (<100 G) cooled magnetization studies show that the superconducting component decreases as x approaches the critical value for suppression of superconductivity, and this is supported by high resolution specific heat measurements in the vicinity of T. Temperature dependent electrical resistivity studies for x<0.08 show metallic behavior; for x>0.10 semiconducting behavior. The electrical resistance was studied at high quasihydrostatic pressures also, and for x=0.08 showed that T is depressed with increasing pressure: T → 0 K for P >10 GPa. This is in°contrast to YBa2(Cuy1−xZnx)3O7 where dT /dP>0. The data support evidence for the high sensitivity to chemical and ice perturbations of the physical properties of samples near the superconducting-normal transition region.


1989 ◽  
Vol 169 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. P. Vaishnava ◽  
C. D. Nelson ◽  
W. P. Pratt

AbstractX-ray diffraction, magnetic susceptibility and 119-Sn Mössbauer effect measurements have been performed on Pb2Sr2Eu.5Cu3-xSnx08+z (x = 0.0, 0.1) superconductors. The x-ray diffraction pattern indicated that the samples are single phase materials. The diamagnetic shielding and the Meissner fraction increase with the introduction of Sn in the lattice. The 119-Sn Mössbauer effect measurements have been used to determine the site symmetry and valence state of Sn atom in the superconductor.


1988 ◽  
Vol 153-155 ◽  
pp. 1469-1470 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Krusin-Elbaum ◽  
A.P. Malozemoff ◽  
Y. Yeshurun ◽  
D.C. Cronemeyer ◽  
F. Holtzberg

1987 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 779-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Thompson ◽  
D. K. Christen ◽  
S. T. Sekula ◽  
J. Brynestad ◽  
Y. C. Kim

The superconductive state magnetization of the high-Tc compound Y1Ba2Cu3Oz has been investigated. Single-phase, polycrystalline samples of this archetype were prepared by solidstate reaction. The onset of the superconductive transition, measured magnetically, was 90.7 K. In addition to low-field dc magnetization results, measurements of the magnetic critical current density Jc (H,T) are presented as a function of magnetic field and temperature. The low values of Jc, especially at high temperature, are discussed in terms of intergranular supercurrents that flow within individual grains in superconductive layers of reduced dimensionality.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 6374-6379
Author(s):  
P. S. Gotekar ◽  
S. P. Muley ◽  
D. P. Kothari

The current grid standards for the single-phase residential PV system expect it to operate at Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) mode under normal operating conditions and to maintain the voltage profile whenever a grid fault occurs. The proposed system supplies power to the load under stable conditions and the PV system works in MPPT mode. When the fault occurs at the Point of Common Coupling (PCC) and the voltage is reduced, the proposed controller maintains the voltage profile by injecting the current fed by the current controller at the PCC. The controller shifts from MPPT to the faulty mode and maintains voltage as per grid requirements. During islanding conditions, the PV system successfully caters to the requirements of the load by shifting the control from MPPT to islanding mode. When the PV system is in operation the power quality is enhanced


1987 ◽  
Vol 99 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. A. Otter ◽  
J. I. Budnick ◽  
B. R. Weinberger ◽  
L. Lynds ◽  
D.-P. Yang ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTWe report low and high field vibrating sample magnetometry results and resistance measurements on a highly oriented, single-phase sample of Y1Ba2Cu3O7−x. We find no anisotropy for the low-field (1mT) Meissner effect or trapped flux. Ratios for high field (to 1.9 T) and ρab/ρc are ∼ 2 and 3.6 respectively. Both are different from single-crystal results, a difference we attribute to grain boundary effects.


Author(s):  
S. Mahajan ◽  
M. R. Pinnel ◽  
J. E. Bennett

The microstructural changes in an Fe-Co-V alloy (composition by wt.%: 2.97 V, 48.70 Co, 47.34 Fe and balance impurities, such as C, P and Ni) resulting from different heat treatments have been evaluated by optical metallography and transmission electron microscopy. Results indicate that, on air cooling or quenching into iced-brine from the high temperature single phase ϒ (fcc) field, vanadium can be retained in a supersaturated solid solution (α2) which has bcc structure. For the range of cooling rates employed, a portion of the material appears to undergo the γ-α2 transformation massively and the remainder martensitically. Figure 1 shows dislocation topology in a region that may have transformed martensitically. Dislocations are homogeneously distributed throughout the matrix, and there is no evidence for cell formation. The majority of the dislocations project along the projections of <111> vectors onto the (111) plane, implying that they are predominantly of screw character.


Author(s):  
Edgar S. Etz ◽  
Thomas D. Schroeder ◽  
Winnie Wong-Ng

We are investigating by Raman microprobe measurements the superconducting and related phases in the LnBa2Cu3O7-x (for x=0 to 1) system where yttrium has been replaced by several of the lanthanide (Ln = Nd,Sm,Eu,Ho,Er) elements. The aim is to relate the observed optical spectra (Raman and fluorescence) to the compositional and structural properties of these solids as part of comprehensive materials characterization. The results are correlated with the methods of synthesis, the processing techniques of these materials, and their superconducting properties. Of relevance is the substitutional chemistry of these isostructural systems, the differences in the spectra, and their microanalytical usefulness for the detection of impurity phases, and the assessment of compositional homogeneity. The Raman spectra of most of these compounds are well understood from accounts in the literature.The materials examined here are mostly ceramic powders prepared by conventional solid state reaction techniques. The bulk samples are of nominally single-phase composition as determined by x-ray diffraction.


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