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Superconductivity and magnetic properties of YBa2Cu3O7-δ annealing and quenching effects

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Il Nuovo Cimento D

Summary

Crystal structure, superconductivity and magnetic properties as functions of annealing and quenching temperatures for high-T c YBa2Cu3O7-δ superconductor were investigated. It was found that the «orthorhombic character» of the superconducting phase is affected by the quenching process through a mechanism in which both density and order of oxygen vacancies in the Cu (X, Y)-plane of the unit cell may be involved. The quenching-induced effects manifest themselves onT c and on the behaviour of normal-state resistivity and magnetic susceptibility, whose values are analysed and discussed.

Riassunto

Sono state studiate le proprietà strutturali, superconduttive e magnetiche del composto YBa2Cu3O7-δ in funzione delle condizioni di annealing e tempra. Si è trovato che il «carattere ortorombico» della fase superconduttrice è modificato dai processi di tempra attraverso un meccanismo nel quale possono essere coinvolti sia la concentrazione delle vacanze di ossigeno che la loro distribuzione nel pianoX-Y della cella unitaria. Gli effetti indotti dalla tempra si riflettono sul valore diT c e sull'andamento della resistività e della suscettività magnetica nello stato normale, i cui valori sono analizzati e discussi.

Резюме

Исследуются кристаллическая структура, сверхпроводящие и магнитные свойства, как функция температур отжига и закалки для высокостемпературногоT c сверхпроводника YBa2Cu3O7-δ. Получено, что «орторомбический характер» сверхповодящей фазы изменяется в процессе закалки через механизм, в котором учитываются и плотность и порядок кислородных вакансиь в CuX-Y плоскости элементарной ячейки. Эффекты закалки в явном виде влияют наT c и на поведение сопротивления нормальной фазы и магнитной восприимчивости, значеня которых анализируются и обсуждаются.

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Aresti, A., Lehmann, A.G., Manca, P. et al. Superconductivity and magnetic properties of YBa2Cu3O7-δ annealing and quenching effects. Il Nuovo Cimento D 10, 21–29 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02450086

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