Neodymium oxide doped melt textured YBa2Cu3O7-x single crystals

Author

• Fatih Dogan, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
• Stephen W. Sofie
• William C. Hicks
• Michael Strasik
• Kevin E. McCrary
• Arthur C. Day

Abstract

Processing, microstructure and property relationships in neodymium oxide doped high temperature superconducting YBa₂Cu₃O_7-x were investigated. It has been observed that a small amount (0.25–1 mol%) of Nd₂O₃ results in the formation of nanosized secondary phases which may have a significant effect on the superconducting properties of melt textured Y123 single crystals. It was further observed that addition of Nd₂O₃ greater than 1 mol% leads to multiple nucleation during solidification of Y123 and results in polycrystalline samples. Melt textured single crystals of Y123 with 1 mol% were successfully grown and characterized with respect to microstructural develop ment and superconducting properties.

Recommended Citation

F. Dogan et al., "Neodymium oxide doped melt textured YBa2Cu3O7-x single crystals," IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 3076 - 3078, Institue of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Jun 2003.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2003.812106

Department(s)

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

Critical current; melt textured single crystals; Neodymium oxide; YBa2Cu3O7-x

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1051-8223, 1558-2515, 2378-7074

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

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Publication Date

2003-06-30