Preparation of enhanced Jc YBCO bulks by powder melting process with a combination of submicron 211 precursor and Pt addition

L. Zhou, S. K. Chen, K. G. Wang, X. Z. Wu, P. X. Zhang, Y. Feng, H. H. Wen, S. L. Li

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Abstract

YBCO bulks with submicron Y2BaCuO5(2 1 1) particles have been produced by the powder melting process technique with a combination of submicron 211 precursor and Pt addition under P(O2) = 1 atm and P(O2) = 0.21 atm, respectively. The microstructures, oxygen contents, transition temperatures and critical current densities (Jc) of the two types of samples have been studied. The Jc) values of the samples grown under P(O2) = 0.21 atm and P(O2) = 1 atm are 4.36 × 106 and 5.57 × 106 A/cm2 at 20 K in 1 T field, respectively. At 77 K in 1 T, moreover, they are 2.75 × 105 and 3.43 × 105 A/cm2, respectively. Microstructure observations show that the sample prepared under P(O2) = 1 atm has a high density of stacking faults-like defects within the YBCO matrix around 211 particles. Similar defects were not observed in the sample grown under P(O2) = 0.21 atm. The oxygen content of the sample produced under P(O2) = 1 atm is higher than that of the sample produced under P(O2) = 0.21 atm. They are 6.94 and 6.85, respectively. The corresponding Tc values are 92.4 and 89.4 K, respectively. The different Jc values of the two samples have been discussed by means of their microstructures and T(c) values in this paper.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)62-68
Number of pages7
JournalPhysica C: Superconductivity and its Applications
Volume371
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Critical current density
  • Powder melting process
  • Pt addition
  • Submicron YBaCuO
  • YBCO bulk

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