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Study of (DNPs) x /CuTl-1223 Nanoparticle-Superconductor Composites

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Sol-gel and solid-state reaction methods were used to synthesize diamond nanoparticles (DNPs) and (DNPs) x /CuTl-1223 (x = 0, 0.25, 0.50, and 1.00 wt.%) nanoparticle-superconductor composites, respectively. Effects of these DNPs on structural, morphological, compositional, and transport properties of CuTl-1223 superconducting phase were investigated by different experimental techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and resistivity versus temperature (R-T) measurements. The unchanged crystal structure and stoichiometry of host CuTl-1223 superconducting matrix with addition of DNPs gave evidence about the dispersion of nanoparticles at the grain boundaries of the host matrix, which may heal up the inter-granular voids and pores resulting in enhanced inter-grain connectivity. Critical transition temperature T c (0) and hole concentration of CuTl-1223 superconductor were observed to be increased with addition of DNPs up to a certain optimum value (i.e. x = 0.5 wt.%).

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  1. Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences (FBAS), International Islamic University (IIU), Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan

    M. Mumtaz, Liaqat Ali & M. Waqee-ur-Rehman

  2. Department of Physics, Riphah International University, I-14, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Zafar Iqbal, M. Raza Hussain & M. Saqib

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Mumtaz, M., Iqbal, Z., Hussain, M.R. et al. Study of (DNPs) x /CuTl-1223 Nanoparticle-Superconductor Composites. J Supercond Nov Magn 31, 1315–1321 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-017-4355-3

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