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Superconductivity and mechanical properties of SmBa2Cu3O7−δ added with nano-crystalline ZnFe2O4

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The effect of nanosized ZnFe2O4 addition on the physical properties of polycrystalline SmBa2Cu3O7–δ superconductor was studied. Superconducting samples of the type (ZnFe2O4) x SmBa2Cu3O7−δ, x = 0.00, 0.01, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08, 0.10, 0.15 and 0.20 wt% were prepared by the solid-state reaction method. The characterization and superconductivity investigation were carried out using X-ray powder diffraction, XRD, scanning electron microscope, SEM, energy-dispersive X-ray, EDX, dc electrical resistivity and transport critical current density at 77 K. Improvements in the volume fraction, superconducting transition temperature, Tc, and transport critical current density, Jc, were observed as x increased from 0.00 up to 0.08 wt% and then they decreased with further increase in nanosized ZnFe2O4 addition. The Vickers microhardness number, H v, and elastic parameters have been measured at room temperature. The ultrasonic pulse-echo technique at 4 MHz was used to determine the elastic parameters. H v and the elastic parameters were observed to increase with increasing x. The enhancement of the elastic parameters may be due to the hindrance of dislocation motion with nanosized ZnFe2O4 addition. Moreover, Debye temperatures (θ D) were calculated and it was found that their values increased with increasing nanosized ZnFe2O4 addition. The elastic parameters of the samples were computed and corrected to zero porosity using different models. Finally, the relationship between Young’s modulus and H v was estimated for different models.

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The authors of the present study wish to express their thanks to the members of the superconductivity and the metallic glass lab, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, for aiding with the experimental procedures.

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    W. Abdeen & A. I. Abou Aly

  2. Physics Department, Jamoum University College, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

    W. Abdeen

  3. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

    A. El Tahan

  4. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Beirut Arab University (BAU), Beirut, Lebanon

    R. Awad

  5. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Damanhur University, Damanhur, Egypt

    E. M. El-Maghraby & A. Khalaf

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Abdeen, W., El Tahan, A., Awad, R. et al. Superconductivity and mechanical properties of SmBa2Cu3O7−δ added with nano-crystalline ZnFe2O4 . Appl. Phys. A 122, 574 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-016-0101-0

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