Bi1.8Pb0.4Sr2-xBaxCa2.2Cu3Oy (x-0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) samples were prepared by a conventional solid state reaction method. The effect of Ba substitution at Sr site in Bi-2223 high-TC superconductors have been investigated by the XRD, SEM, dc electrical resistivity and ac susceptibility. XRD and SEM analysis indicated Ba substitution decreased temperature of 2223 phase formation. The highest 2223 ph...

This paper describes the details of synthesizing nano crystalline YBCO superconductor using a sol-gel combustion method and the effect of sol pH and sintering temperature on particle size was investigated. The sintering temperature was chosen 880°C and the samples were annealed at this temperature for 5 hours. The morphology and structure of the nano scale products were characterized by powder ...

Fulx-pinning mechanism and activation energy of MgB2 doped with 10 wt % malic- acid has been investigated by measurement of critical current density and resistivity as a function of magnetic fields and temperatures. The field dependence of the critical current density, Jc(B), was analyzed within the collective pinning model. A crossover field, Bsb, from the single vortex to the small vortex bun...

 We fabricated YBa2Cu3-xMxO7- d (M=Ni, Fe) bulk samples, with stochiometric amount 0≤x≤0.045 by sol-gel method. The phase analysis and microstructure of specimens were examined by XRD and SEM. The electrical resistivity was measured using standard four probe technique for 77-300K. Investigation of XRD spectrum by MAUD shows Ni and Fe ions substitute in Cu(2) and Cu(1) site, respectively. Transi...

  The objective of this work is to investigate the effect of Ag nanoparticles as the flux pinning centers. Ag nanoparticles with different particle sizes from 30 to 1000 nm were prepared through the chemical reduction of AgNO3 in an alcohol solution. Then, samples of YBa2Cu3O7-δ superconductors were doped by 1 and 2 weight percentage of Ag nanoparticles with different sizes. Samples were charac...

 In this study, the superconducting properties of Bi-2223/Ag wires, made by the PIT method have been studied. Powder samples were prepared using conventional solid state reaction method. After calcination, samples with different Ag percent (0, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25) prepared and sintered at 830 °C. It was shown that Ag addition has not only affected the formation of the desired Bi-2223 phase an...

Twinning is one of the main mechanisms of plastic deformation in crystals and its effect on the empirical properties has been important in materials science. Twin boundaries have been proved to be effective flux pinning centers in YBCO that increasing the critical current density. High-temperature superconductor YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) nanoparticles were prepared by solid state alloying method. The ...

Electrospinning is one of the most feasible techniques for producing nanoceramic fibers. In this paper, YBa2Cu3O7-δ (YBCO) superconductor nanofibers synthesized using electrospinning. The first step was preparation of a composite that is formed by mixing yttrium, barium, and copper acetates with different percent of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). Then, the composite polymer has been electrospun to pr...

In this paper, the Y1-xCdxBa2Cu3O7-δ superconductor with x=0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5 are prepared using the solid state method and the structure, electrical resistance, critical current density and critical temperature of it, have been studied. The results show that these doping do not affect so much on the structure and lattice parameters. The electrical resistance of samples incr...

We have calculated the electronic structure of Sr2RuO4 using the full potential linearized augmented plane wave method in the spin polarized local density approximation. By this calculation, we identify the contribution of different electronic states near Fermi surface and study some electronic parameters like crystal electric field, exchange splitting, and hybridization between different atoms...