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Using thermo-analytical and sorptometric methods physicochemical properties and especially surface heterogeneity of HgBa2Ca2Cu3O8+δ, (Hg-1223) was investigated. The desorption energy distribution was derived from mass loss Q-TG and differential mass loss Q-DTG curves of thermodesorption in quasi-isothermal conditions of pre-adsorbed n-octane and water vapour. It is shown that the superconducting Hg-1223 phase is highly sensitive to water vapours. The mechanism of water adsorption depends largely on the activation time. By water vapour saturation in a period of 90 min, physisorption takes place. Prolonged periods result in a chemical decomposition. From nitrogen ad- and desorption isotherms the fractal dimension of superconductors were calculated. A new approach is proposed to calculate fractal dimension from Q-TG curves.
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Staszczuk, P., Sternik, D. & Chądzyński, G.W. Determination of total heterogeneity and fractal dimensions of high-temperature superconductors. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 71, 173–182 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022278520075
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