S. Kaesche et al., PHASE-RELATIONS AND HOMOGENEITY REGION OF THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING PHASE (BI,PB)(2)SR2CA2CU3O10+D, Journal of electronic materials, 24(12), 1995, pp. 1829-1834
For the nominal composition of Bi2.27-xPbxSr2Ca2Cu3O10+d, the lead con
tent was varied from x = 0.05 to 0.45. The compositions were examined
between 800 and 890 degrees C which is supposed to be the temperatue r
ange over which the so-called 2223 phase (Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10+d) is stable
. Only compositions between x = 0.18 to 0.36 could be synthezised in a
single phase state. For x > 0.36, a lead-containing phase with a stoi
chiometry of Pb-4(Sr,Ca)(5)CuOd with a small solubiliy of Bi is formed
, for x < 0.18 mainly Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+d and cuprates are the equilibrium
phases. The temperature range for the 2223 phase was found to be 800
to 890 degrees C but the 2223 phase has extremely varying cation ratio
s over this temperaure range. Former single phase 2223 samples turn to
multiphase samples when annealed at slightly higher or lower temperau
res. A decrease in the Pb solubility with increasing as well as decrea
sing temperature with a maximum at about 850 degrees C was found for t
he 2223 phase.