Cb. Cai et al., EFFECT OF PT WITH SNO2 (PBO) ADDITION ON THE MICROSTRUCTURE AND MAGNETIZATION OF MELT-POWDER-MELT-GROWTH YBACUO, Physica. C, Superconductivity, 282, 1997, pp. 499-500
For Melt-Powder-Melt-Growth (MPMG) YBCO, Pt addition induces the acicu
lar Y2BaCuO(Y211) particles in micrometer size with a uniform distribu
tion, while the addition of Pt together with SnO2 (PbO) results in the
various shapes and nonuniform distributions of Y211 particles. The fo
rmations of these microstructures were discussed. The magnetic Jc of t
he sample with co-addition of Pt and SnO2(PbO) is less than that with
Pt addition. The different microstructures are responsible for various
magnetization properties.