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Structural and Superconducting Properties of (Al2O3) y /CuTl-1223 Composites

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The effects of nano-Alumina (Al2O3) particles inclusion on the structural and superconducting transport properties of (Cu0.5Tl0.5)Ba2Ca2Cu3O10−δ (CuTl-1223) matrix were explored in detail. Different concentrations (i.e. y =  0–1.5 wt.%) of Al2O3 nanoparticles were added to a CuTl-1223 matrix to obtain the desired (Al2O3) y /CuTl-1223 nano-superconducting composites. No significant change was observed in the crystal structure and stoichiometry of the host CuTl-1223 superconducting phase after the addition of Al2O3 nanoparticles. This indicates the occupancy of these nanoparticles at the inter-granular spaces. The superconductivity was suppressed with increasing Al2O3 nanoparticles contents in the CuTl-1223 matrix. The suppression of superconducting properties is most probably due to a pair-breaking mechanism caused by the reflection/scattering of carriers across the insulating nano-Al2O3 particles present at the grain boundaries. The non-monotonic variation of the superconducting properties may be due to inhomogeneous distribution of Al2O3 nanoparticles at the grain boundaries.

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We are grateful to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan for continuous financial support. We are also highly grateful to Dr. Nawazish A. Khan and Prof. Qiu Xiang-Gang for providing the characterization facilities at Material Science Laboratory, Department of Physics (QAU) Islamabad, Pakistan and Beijing National Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics (IOP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Beijing, China.

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Jabbar, A., Qasim, I., Waqee-ur-Rehman, M. et al. Structural and Superconducting Properties of (Al2O3) y /CuTl-1223 Composites. J. Electron. Mater. 44, 110–116 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-014-3405-x

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