V. Singh et Sc. Kashyap, EFFECTS OF PRASEODYMIUM SUBSTITUTION ON THE GROWTH AND PROPERTIES OF Y1-XPRXBA2CU3O7-DELTA (0-LESS-THAN-X-LESS-THAN-0.4) SINGLE-CRYSTALS, Bulletin of Materials Science, 19(4), 1996, pp. 615-622
In the present paper, a modified self-flux technique has been successf
ully employed for the growth of pure and praseodymium substituted (par
tially) large single crystals of high temperature superconducting Y1-x
PrxBa2Cu3O7-delta (x = 0.0, 0.2, 0.4). Typical sizes of the platy and
bulky crystals of pure YBCO(123) material are approximate to 2 x 2 x 0
.1 mm(3) and 4 x 1 x 1 mm(3), respectively. In case of Pr-substitution
, the typical sizes of platy and bulky crystals of Y0.8Pr0.2Ba2Cu3O7-d
elta and Y0.6Pr0.4Ba2Cu3O7-delta materials are approximate to 2 x 3 x
0.1 mm(3) and 5 x 1 x 1 mm(3) and approximate to 1 x 1.5 x 0.1 mm(3) a
nd 7 x 0.2 x 0.1 mm(3), respectively. The morphology and growth habit
of the as-grown single crystals and the critical transition temperatur
e (T-c) of the oxygenated crystals were found to depend on the Pr-cont
ent.