Study of the thermo-magnetic fluctuations in carbon nano-tubes added Bi-2223 superconductors

作者：Saoudel A^*; Amira A; Boudjadja Y; Mahamdioua N; Amirouche L; Varilci A; Altintas S P; Terzioglu C

来源：Physica B: Condensed Matter , 2013, 429: 33-37.

DOI：10.1016/j.physb.2013.07.024

• Bi-2223 phase
• Structure
• Addition
• Flux pinning

We have investigated the effect of addition of carbon nano-tubes (CNT) on the properties of Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Ca2Cu3Oy superconductors. The samples are prepared from commercial powders with addition of 0.1 wt% of CNT. They are characterized by XRD, SEM and magneto-resistivity in the transition region. As it was reported for CNT added Y-123 compounds, the refined cell parameters are practically independent of this kind of addition. Under applied magnetic field, a large broadening of resistive transition is observed. The dissipative behavior of resistivity can be explained using the well known expression, rho=rho(0)(T/T-g-1)(S). The modified vortex-glass to liquid transition theory is used to calculate the values of the glass-transition temperature T-g and the temperature and magnetic field dependent activation energy U-0(B,T). These parameters are seen to decrease with CNT addition and applied magnetic field. Also, we have found that the undoped sample proves a better transition width, residual resistivity (rho(0)) and a higher onset critical transition temperature of about 117.75 K. Also, the appearance of a double resistive transition for both samples is a confirmation of the existence of a secondary phase which plays the role of the weak links at the grain boundaries.

• 出版日期2013-11-15