Nv. Minh et al., EFFECTS OF VANADIUM ON THE SUPERCONDUCTING PROPERTIES OF BI-PB-SR-CA-CU-O SYSTEM, Physica. C, Superconductivity, 235, 1994, pp. 1435-1436
With XRD, R-T curves and chi(ac) measurements the doping of vanadium t
o (Bi,Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O system has been studied. It was observed that whi
le a small concentration of V strongly reduces T-ro and the amount of
2223 phase, a somewhat larger concentration restores the superconducti
ng properties and the 2223 phase amount to almost the original ones. T
his anormal effect might be related to a change of vanadium valence as
dependent on its concentration.