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Improving the Physical Properties of (Bi, Pb)-2223 Phase by SnO2 Nano-particles Addition

Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism volume 24, pages 2077–2084 (2011)Cite this article

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In this work, the effect of SnO2 nano-particles (40 nm) addition to the physical properties of Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Ca2Cu3O10+δ superconducting phase was studied. (Bi, Pb)-2223 superconductor phase added by SnO2 nano-particles was prepared by a conventional solid-state reaction technique. The SnO2 nano-particles concentrations x varied from 0.0 to 2.0 wt% of the sample’s total mass. The prepared samples were investigated by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and electron dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) for analyzing phase formation and microstructure. Also, the electrical resistivity and transport critical current density, for investigated samples, were measured by standard dc four-probe method. Phase examination by XRD indicated that SnO2 nano-particles enhanced the (Bi, Pb)-2223 phase formation up to x=0.4 wt%. On the other hand, the high concentrations of SnO2 nano-particles retarded the phase formation. Granular investigation, from scanning electron microscope, showed that both number and size of voids decreased as x increased from 0.0 to 0.4 wt%. The superconducting transition temperature and transport critical current density were found to have optimal values at x=0.4 wt%. The enhancement rates in T c and J c were 12 and 58%, respectively, which had a maximum enhancement in both J c and T c for all investigated nano-particles.

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Abou-Aly, A.I., Abdel Gawad, M.M.H., Awad, R. et al. Improving the Physical Properties of (Bi, Pb)-2223 Phase by SnO2 Nano-particles Addition. J Supercond Nov Magn 24, 2077–2084 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-011-1171-z

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Keywords

  • (Bi, Pb)-2223 phase
  • SnO2 nano-particles
  • Electrical resistivity transport critical current density