NdBa2Cu3O7-δ Single Crystal Growth by the Traveling-Solvent Floating-Zone Method

  • K. Kuroda
  • I. H. Choi
  • T. Egi
  • H. Unoki
  • N. Koshizuka
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Abstract

Large single crystals are very important to not only for applications but also for the basic study of high-Tc oxide superconductors. We have succeeded in growing large size ((A) 4 mm ø × 20 mm and (B) 3 mm ø × 32 mm ) NdBa2Cu3O7-δ (Nd123) crystals using an improved Traveling-Solvent Floating-Zone (TSFZ) method. The crystal (A) consists of four grains, and the largest grain with the size of 2mm × 4mm has been proved to be of single crystal from the Laue diffraction pattern and Tc=94K (onset) by the SQUID magnetometer. The other crystal (B) consists of single grain.

Keywords

Traveling-Solvent Floating-Zone method NdBa2Cu3O7-δ single crystal 

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© Springer Japan 1996

Authors and Affiliations

  • K. Kuroda
    • 1
  • I. H. Choi
    • 1
  • T. Egi
    • 1
  • H. Unoki
    • 1
  • N. Koshizuka
    • 1
  1. 1.Superconductivity Research LaboratoryISTECKoto-ku, Tokyo 135Japan

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