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Growth of superconducting and non-superconducting whiskers in the Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O (BSCCO) system

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Growth of such non-superconducting whiskers [Sr2.24Ca0.4Al2Ox, (Ca0.8–0.85Sr0.15–0.1)2CuO3,CuO, or Bi2.44Sr2Ca1.3–2Cu6.9–9.95Al0.35–0.46Ox (Cu-rich whiskers)] formed during the growth of Bi-2212 superconducting whiskers from powder or glassy substrates, is discussed. These whiskers are likely to grow from the bottom end, and there is a tight relationship with the growth of the Bi-2212 whiskers. A general reaction-path model for the whisker growth in the BSCCO system, independent of the type of the catalytic impurity and substrate, is proposed. When whiskers are grown under magnetic fields, up to 10 T, changes in the whisker size, aspect ratio, and morphology are observed.

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  1. Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan

    P. Badica

  2. National Institute of Materials Physics, Bucharest-Magurele, 077125, POB MG-7, Romania

    P. Badica & K. Togano

  3. National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, 305-0047, Japan

    K. Togano

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Badica, P., Togano, K. Growth of superconducting and non-superconducting whiskers in the Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O (BSCCO) system. Journal of Materials Research 20, 3358–3367 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2005.0413

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