Published August 1, 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Crystallization of metal-oxide glasses in Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O systems

  • 1. Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (USA)

Description

A crystallization study has been carried out for rapidly solidified Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O glasses with nominal compositions Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox, Bi2Sr2Ca3Cu4Ox, and Bi2Sr2Ca4Cu5Ox. A temperature-time-transformation diagram for the glass with nominal composition Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox has been constructed, within which crystalline superconducting and nonsuperconducting phase regions are identified. Eutectic and primary crystallization have been found to occur during the annealing process in these metal oxides. Glass transition temperature Tg values, superconducting transition temperature values of crystallized products, and microstructural changes are measured and analyzed by differential thermal analysis, electrical resistivity, and magnetization shielding, x-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy experiments. Also discussed are thermodynamics and kinetics of crystallization processes and the formation of the 110-K superconducting phase

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Journal Title
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
40
Journal Issue
4
Series
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter.
Journal Page Range
2247-2253
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMD