Influence of Carbon Content on Superconductivity of Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox
<p>Bi<sub>2</sub>Sr<sub>2</sub>CaCu<sub>2</sub>O<sub>X</sub> was prepared by the conventional method of solid state reaction and SHS method. The samples were annealed in different atmosphere in order to examine the influence of atmospheres on the carbon contents in the Bi<sub>2</sub>Sr<sub>2</sub>CaCu<sub>2</sub>O<sub>X</sub> compound. The lowest carbon content in Bi<sub>2</sub>Sr<sub>2</sub>CaCu<sub>2</sub>O<sub>X</sub> could be attended when the sample was annealed in O<sub>2</sub> at 800 °C for 100 hours. The CO<sub>2</sub> in air pollute the samples and increase the carbon content in the sintering process. The critical current density of the Bi<sub>2</sub>Sr<sub>2</sub>CaCu<sub>2</sub>O<sub>X</sub> samples will decrease with the increasing carbon contents in the samples. The impurity carbon will deposit in the grain boundary, which makes critical current density lower.</p>