Published April 15, 1992 | Version v1
Journal article

The effect of reaction conditions on the Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2-xPrxCuO6+δ system

  • 1. Inst. of Solid State Physics, Sofia (Bulgaria)
  • 2. IITM/ICTP HTS Lab., Trieste (Italy)
  • 3. Dept. of Semiconductor Physics, Charles Univ., Prague (Czechoslovakia)
  • 4. CNR-ITM, Milan (Italy)
  • 5. Dept. of Physics, Illinois Inst. of Tech., Chicago (United States)
  • 6. IJS, Ljubljana, Slovenia (Yugoslavia)
  • 7. Inst. for Applied Chemistry, Univ. of Trieste (Italy)

Description

The final properties of Pb- and Pr-substituted 2201 superconductors depend on processing parameters such as annealing temperature, reaction time, atmosphere and cooling schedule. As the Pr-content is reduced, their effects become more important and less reproducible. For samples having the composition Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr1.65Pr0.35CuO6+δ the Tc varies from less than 10 K up to 30 K. We have found that during the final annealing at high temperatures there is sizable loss of lead which can significantly alter the stoichiometry and properties of the superconducting phase. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica. C, Superconductivity
Journal Volume
193
Journal Issue
3/4
Series
Phys., C Supercond.
Journal Page Range
441-448
ISSN
0921-4534
CODEN
PHYCE