Published December 20, 1998 | Version v1
Journal article

PrBa2Cu3Ox polycrystalline superconductor preparation

  • 1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States). Superconductivity Technology Center
  • 2. Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States). Physics Dept.
  • 3. National High Magnetic Field Lab., Tallahassee, FL (United States)
  • 4. Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States). Dept. of Physics

Description

The authors prepared many samples of nominal PrBa2Cu3Ox as ceramic, polycrystalline pellets with an enormous variety of preparation conditions and can confirm its superconductivity at Tc = 89 K. They found that the superconductivity is in material with the YBa2Cu3O7 (YBCO) crystal structure. They observed weak ferromagnetism (canted antiferromagnetism) in samples prepared at high temperatures with a low partial pressure of oxygen; these samples also contained the phase PrBaO3. The electromagnetic properties of the material depend sensitively on preparation conditions, especially the sintering temperature and the oxygen level

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
International Journal of Modern Physics B
Journal Volume
12
Journal Issue
29-31
Journal Page Range
p. 3278-3283
ISSN
0217-9792
CODEN
IJPBEV

Conference

Title
1. international conference on new theories, discoveries, and applications of superconductors and related materials
Dates
19-24 Feb 1998
Place
Baton Rouge, LA (United States)