Electronic Resource
Woodbury, NY
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American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Applied Physics Letters
71 (1997), S. 3572-3574
ISSN:
1077-3118
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
When NdBa2Cu3O7−δ (Nd123) is melt-textured in low oxygen partial pressure (Po2) and subsequently annealed in oxygen to produce the superconducting phase, there is a considerable enhancement of flux pinning compared to Y123. This enhancement is accompanied by a precipitation mechanism due to a change of the solubility limits of Nd1+xBa2−xCu3O7−δ between the high temperature low Po2 conditions used in melt-textured growth and the low temperature oxygen annealing. Transmission electron microscopy reveals a coherent intermediate precipitate structure with a composition of BaCuO2 and a high density of dislocations. We believe these defects are responsible for the strong flux pinning in this material. © 1997 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.120395
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