Influence of combined Pt and CeO2 additions on microstructure and magneticproperties in (Nd, Eu, Gd)-Ba-Cu-O

Citation
M. Muralidhar et al., Influence of combined Pt and CeO2 additions on microstructure and magneticproperties in (Nd, Eu, Gd)-Ba-Cu-O, SUPERCOND S, 14(10), 2001, pp. 832-838
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
SUPERCONDUCTOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
ISSN journal
09532048 → ACNP
Volume
14
Issue
10
Year of publication
2001
Pages
832 - 838
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-2048(200110)14:10<832:IOCPAC>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
We studied the effect of the combined addition of Pt and CeO2 on the disper sion of secondary phase Gd2BaCuO5 (Gd-211) particles in melt-processed (Nd0 .33Eu0.33Gd0.33)Ba2Cu3Oy (NEG-123) by varying the CeO2 content from 0 to 3% . Scanning electron microscopy revealed that submicrometre-sized Gd-211 par ticles were distributed uniformly throughout the NEG-123 matrix for additio ns of up to 2 mol% CeO2. The critical current density (J(c)) increased with increasing CeO2 content, particularly at low magnetic fields. The zero-fie ld J(c) value reached its maximum of 100 kA cm(-2) at 77 K for 1 mol% CeO2. An improvement in low-field J(c) was attributed to the refinement of Gd-21 1 particles.