EFFECTS OF QUENCHING ON THE SUPERCONDUCTIVE PROPERTIES OF THE YBA2CU4O8 (124)-SYSTEM

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MAARTENSE, I
SARKAR, AK
KOZLOWSKI, G
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[1] WRIGHT LAB,AERO PROPULS & POWER DIRECTORATE,WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB,OH 45433
[2] UNIV DAYTON,RES INST,DAYTON,OH 45469
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PHYSICA C | 1991年 / 181卷 / 1-3期
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10.1016/0921-4534(91)90330-2
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Samples of YBa2Cu4O8 (124) sintered and slowly cooled in oxygen at ambient pressure were quenched from 400, 600 and 800-degrees-C. AC susceptibility measurements show that the superconductive transition of the 124 granular phase remains close to T(c) = 81 K after quenching. The bulk, intergranular transition shifts to lower temperature as the quenching temperature is raised. The data are consistent with the presence of a small amount of off-stoichiometric 124 material in the grain boundaries having a T(c) that is sensitive to quench-induced oxygen deficiency. Our interpretation differs from the one given by Graebner et al. (Physica C 173 (1991) 135) but it is supported by their data.
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