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Effect of metallic Ag on the properties of Bi-2212 ceramic superconductors

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Samples of Bi2Sr2CaCu2AgxOy with small Ag additions (x = 0.05, 0.1 and 0.2) have been prepared by the classical solid state reaction method. The effect of Ag has been investigated using electrical resistivity, scanning electron microscopy, XRD, mechanical and dc-magnetization techniques. It has been found that very small amounts of Ag are enough to improve the physical and magnetic properties of the samples. The best Jc values obtained from dc magnetization measurement (M-H), employing the well known Bean’s critical model, have been obtained for the Bi2Sr2CaCu2Oy samples with 0.05 Ag addition, reaching about 3000 A/cm2 at 15 K, which is a very high value for bulk materials with randomly oriented grains.

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Acknowledgments

The authors are very thankful to Prof. Dr. M. Kemal KÜLEKCİ and Associate Prof. Dr. Ugur EŞME from Mersin University for their helping in Microhardness studies. All samples have been prepared in the MEİTAM Central Laboratory in Mersin University in Turkey. Vickers microhardness and SEM measurements have been made in the MEİTAM Central Laboratory in Mersin University, other measurements in this study have been made in the METU Central Laboratory in Middle East Technical University in Ankara in Turkey. M. A. Madre acknowledges financial support from the Spanish MINECO-FEDER (Project MAT2011-22719). M. A. Madre, A. Sotelo, and J. C. Diez acknowledge the Gobierno de Aragon (Research Groups T12 and T87) for funding.

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  2. ICMA (CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza), María de Luna, 3, 50018, Saragossa, Spain

    M. A. Madre, A. Sotelo & J. C. Diez

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Özkurt, B., Madre, M.A., Sotelo, A. et al. Effect of metallic Ag on the properties of Bi-2212 ceramic superconductors. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 24, 3344–3351 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-013-1253-8

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