Effect of K Substitutions on Structural and Superconducting Properties in Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2-xKxCa2Cu3O10+ Compounds

Abstract

Abstract: Effect of K substitutions on structural and superconducting properties in Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O (BPSCCO) system has been investigated. Bulk Bi_1.6Pb_0.4Sr_2-xK_xCa₂Cu₃O_10+d (where x = 0.00; 0.04; 0.08 and 0.1) samples were fabricated by using the solid-state reaction method. Structural properties of the samples were examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) measurement. All samples showed co-existence of  Bi-2223 and Bi-2212 superconducting phases. Interestingly, a formation of the Bi-2223 was decelerated and that of the Bi-2212 was accelerated with increasing K content (x). Superconducting properties of the samples were characterized by using temperature dependences of resistance and field dependences of magnetization data. Both onset and offset transition temperatures were found to decrease, those were correlated to the decreases in residual resistance ratio (RRR). The 65 K magnetization curves of K- substituted samples were enlarged in comparison with that of the pure one. Enlargements of the magnetization curves were possibly attributed to the appearance of additional point-like defects generated by substitutions of K into Sr site.

Keywords: BPSCCO, substitutions, flux pinning, defects.

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