SUPERCONDUCTING YBCO SINGLE-CRYSTALS WITH MACROSCOPICALLY TETRAGONAL PHASE

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作者
LIN, CT [1 ]
CHROSCH, J [1 ]
YAN, Y [1 ]
LIANG, WY [1 ]
SALJE, EKH [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,CAMBRIDGE CB3 0HE,ENGLAND
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PHYSICA C | 1995年 / 242卷 / 1-2期
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10.1016/0921-4534(94)02403-0
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We have carried out a series of investigations in an attempt to demonstrate the existence of tweed tetragonal phase in oxygen-rich pure YBCO-(7-delta)(delta< 0.6). A technique for producing such a phase was developed which involved heating the fully oxygenated orthorhombic crystal to just above its orthorhombic-tetragonal phase transition temperature for a short period in a high-oxygen-partial-pressure environment, followed by rapid quenching to room temperature. X-ray rocking curves and electron microscopy studies provided the evidence of the tweed tetragonal phase, and AC susceptibility measurements confirmed these crystals to be superconducting with a sharp transition.
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