Vn. Osipov et al., SINGLE-CRYSTALS OF 2223-PHASE IN THE BI-PB-SR-CA-CU-O SYSTEM - CHARACTERIZATION AND KNOOP MICROHARDNESS, Solid state communications, 97(5), 1996, pp. 377-380
Single crystals of 2223 phase have been prepared by flux growth method
from KCl. Their crystal structure is tetragonal (I4/mmm), a=3.82 Angs
trom, c=37.06 Angstrom. Chemical composition of crystals as determined
by EDAX was Bi2.00Pb0.27Sr1.62Ca1.92Cu3.18O10+delta. Microhardness me
asurements with Knoop indenter carried out on (001) pinacoid face show
polar hardness anisotropy of between 0.9 and 1.33 GPa.