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Effect of Eu2O3 Nanoparticles Addition on Structural and Superconducting Properties of BSCCO

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To study the effects of Eu2O3 nanoparticles addition to BSCCO superconducting system, four bulk polycrystalline samples with general formula of Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Ca2Cu3O y +xEu2O3 (where x=0.0, 0.3, 0.5, 1.0 wt%) were prepared by chemical sol–gel method. X-ray diffraction, SEM, and TEM were used for structural characterization of the samples. DC electrical resistivity, critical current, and AC magnetic susceptibility were measured. XRD analysis showed that both (Bi,Pb)-2223 and Bi-2212 phases coexist in the samples having orthorhombic crystal structure. DC electrical resistivity, J c , and AC magnetic susceptibility measurements reveal that adding Eu nanoparticles to BSCCO improves superconducting properties of this system and enhances its critical current density. The enhancement of the J c may be caused by improvement of the grain connectivity with Eu nanoparticle additions.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank 4D labs, Simon Fraser University (SFU) for helping with all the related measurements and the special appreciation goes to Prof. Karen Kavanagh, Dr. Omid Salehzadeh Einabad and Dr. Wendell Huttema.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran

    Amir Zelati & Ahmad Amirabadizadeh

  2. Department of Physics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

    Ahmad Kompany

  3. Faculty of Physics, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran

    Hadi Salamati

  4. Depatment of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada

    Jeff Sonier

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Zelati, A., Amirabadizadeh, A., Kompany, A. et al. Effect of Eu2O3 Nanoparticles Addition on Structural and Superconducting Properties of BSCCO. J Supercond Nov Magn 27, 1369–1379 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-013-2475-y

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