MAGNETIC ALIGNMENT IN 2212 BI-BASED SUPERCONDUCTING SYSTEM .1. MAGNETIC ORIENTATION OF BI2SR2CA1-X(RE)(X)CU2O8-Y [(RE)=GD, DY, HO, ER] POWDER DISPERSED IN EPOXY-RESIN AT ROOM-TEMPERATURE
S. Stassen et al., MAGNETIC ALIGNMENT IN 2212 BI-BASED SUPERCONDUCTING SYSTEM .1. MAGNETIC ORIENTATION OF BI2SR2CA1-X(RE)(X)CU2O8-Y [(RE)=GD, DY, HO, ER] POWDER DISPERSED IN EPOXY-RESIN AT ROOM-TEMPERATURE, Journal of materials research, 11(5), 1996, pp. 1082-1085
The magnetic anisotropy of rare-earth substituted 2212 materials (Bi(2
)Sr(2)Ca(0.8)RE(0.2)Cu(2)O(x) with RE = Gd, Dy, Ho, Er) is put into ev
idence. Superconducting powder dispersed in epoxy resin is oriented un
der an external magnetic field (4 T) in a direction that depends on th
e nature of the rare-earth used in the substitution. Both directions o
f observation (parallel or perpendicular to the field) were investigat
ed. Splitting of (00l) peaks is neatly observed and discussed.