THERMOELECTRIC-POWER AND THERMAL-CONDUCTIVITY OF NEUTRON-IRRADIATED SUPERCONDUCTORS YBA2CU4O8

Authors
PEKALA M MORAWSKI A LADA T MAKA E
Citation
M. Pekala et al., THERMOELECTRIC-POWER AND THERMAL-CONDUCTIVITY OF NEUTRON-IRRADIATED SUPERCONDUCTORS YBA2CU4O8, Physica status solidi. b, Basic research, 186(2), 1994, pp. 487-492
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Physica status solidi. b, Basic research → ACNP
ISSN journal
03701972
Volume
186
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
487 - 492
Database
ISI
SICI code
0370-1972(1994)186:2<487:TATONS>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The first thermoelectric investigation of fast neutron irradiated poly crystalline superconductors YBa2Cu4O8 reveals that with a rising fluen ce the absolute values of thermoelectric power increase gradually, the transition temperature shifts from 77 to 72 K, whereas the thermal co nductivity diminishes due to the suppression of electron and phonon me an free paths by the defects created in the CuO2 layers.