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Magnetic Ion Substitution and Peak Effect in YBCO: the Strange Case of Y1–xGdxBa2Cu3O7–δ

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We present the results of a study of the superconducting and paramagnetic properties of polycrystalline Y1–xGdxBa2Cu3O7–δ samples. The critical current density and critical temperature of YBCO were weakly decreased by the Gd doping. A peak effect, which is a nonmonotonic dependence of the critical current density on magnetic field, was detected for all samples. The peak position shifted to higher magnetic fields with increasing Gd content. This behavior is opposite to the shift of the peak effect observed for other YBCO compounds doped by magnetic ions. This unusual behavior is apparently related to the realized granular structure instead of the type of doping ion. A correlation between the peak position and the granule size was found in the investigated samples and other polycrystalline YBCO compounds.

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We are thankful to Yu.S. Gokhfeld, K.Yu. Terentyev, and M.I. Petrov for assistance in the sample preparation. SEM and magnetic measurements were carried out at the Krasnoyarsk Regional Center of Research Equipment, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS.”

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This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and the Government of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Krasnoyarsk Territorial Foundation for Support of Scientific and R&D Activities, project “Superconducting properties of YBCO incorporated by paramagnetic rare-earth elements” No. 20–42-240008.

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    D. M. Gokhfeld, S. V. Semenov, I. V. Nemtsev & D. A. Balaev

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    D. M. Gokhfeld, S. V. Semenov, I. V. Nemtsev, I. S. Yakimov & D. A. Balaev

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Gokhfeld, D.M., Semenov, S.V., Nemtsev, I.V. et al. Magnetic Ion Substitution and Peak Effect in YBCO: the Strange Case of Y1–xGdxBa2Cu3O7–δ. J Supercond Nov Magn 35, 2679–2687 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-022-06317-2

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