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Superconductivity, intergrain, and intragrain critical current densities of materials

J. R. Thompson, J. Brynestad, D. M. Kroeger, Y. C. Kim, S. T. Sekula, D. K. Christen, E. D. Specht

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.39.6652 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

Bulk sintered and powdered samples of the high-temperature superconductive compounds Tl2Ca2Ba2Cu3O1+δ (Tl-2:2:2:3) and Tl2Ca2Ba2Cu2O8+δ (Tl-2:1:2:2) have been synthesized with phase purity of approximately 90%. The materials were characterized by x-ray-diffraction, metallographic, and electron microprobe analyses. The electronic and superconductive properties were investigated through measurement of the electrical resistivity and the critical current density Jc using transport methods and by extensive magnetization measurements. Primary results and conclusions are that (1) the intragrain Jc values were large, much larger than the transport values; (2) both sintered and powdered materials exhibited large flux creep; (3) and the Jc decreased exponentially with temperature. These features are qualitatively very similar to those found in the corresponding YBa2Cu3Oz (with z≊7) series of compounds.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
Tl2Ca2Ba2Cu3O10+δ

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Tl2Ca2Ba2Cu3O10+δ

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Tl2CaBa2Cu2O8+δ

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—Pressure not reportedunknown
Tl2CaBa2Cu2O8+δ

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—Pressure not reportedunknown
La2-xSrxCuO4

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40Pressure not reportedunknown
RBa2Cu3Oz

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90Pressure not reportedunknown

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