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A Study of the Magnetic Properties of Bi1.64−x Pb0.36Cd x Sr2Ca2Cu3O y Superconductor

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The flux pinning energy and magnetic properties of Bi1.64−x Pb0.36Cd x Sr2Ca2Cu3O y (BPCSCCO) with x=0.0, 0.02, 0.04 and 0.06 were studied. A series of Bi-2223 superconductor samples with a nominal composition of BPCSCCO was synthesized and the effect of Cd substitution for Bi was investigated. As a result, Cd addition has been found to improve the superconducting properties of the Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O system. The effects of the annealing time and the amount of Cd doping on the structure, AC magnetic susceptibility, ρ–T curves and flux pinning energy were investigated. Also, for all samples the relation between the current and voltage in the mixed state was found to follow the model relationship V=α I β. The maximum value of β is 22.30, which is obtained for the sample with an annealing time of 270 h and a Cd content of 0.04.

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Zargar Shoushtari, M., Mousavi Ghahfarokhi, S.E. A Study of the Magnetic Properties of Bi1.64−x Pb0.36Cd x Sr2Ca2Cu3O y Superconductor. J Supercond Nov Magn 24, 1505–1511 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-010-0899-1

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