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The cooling rate effect on structure and flux pinning force of FeTeSe single crystal deposited by self-flux method

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Synthesis and characterization of FeTe0.5Se0.5 single crystals prepared by self-flux technique with two different cooling rates of 1.45 and 5.83 ℃/h have been investigated. The XRD results show that the samples have tetragonal structure. The SEM results indicate that the samples demonstrate a terrace-like formation. The superconducting transition temperatures of two samples obtained as magnetization measurement are seen to be 14.62 and 14.38 K for sample A (5.83 ℃/h) and sample B (1.45 ℃/h), respectively. The M–H curves reveal the existence of ferromagnetism in all measured temperatures. The normalized pinning force f(Fp/Fpmax) at h(H/H irr ) curves are scaled using the Dew-Hughes model given by f(h) = Ahp(1 − h)q with A = 2.73, p = 0.81 and q = 0.69, the ratio [p/p + q] ≈ 0.54 for cooling rate of 5.83 ℃/h sample.

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This work was supported by Research Fund of Cukurova University [Grant Nos.: FDK-2017-8224, FBA-2015-4464].

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    Derya Farisoğulları, Nilay Kantarcı Güler, Ahmet Ekicibil, Faruk Karadağ & Bekir Özçelik

  2. İskenderun Technical University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Department of Engineering Science, 31200, Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey

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Farisoğulları, D., Güler, N.K., Yakıncı, K. et al. The cooling rate effect on structure and flux pinning force of FeTeSe single crystal deposited by self-flux method. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 29, 6477–6483 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-018-8629-8

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