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2223 Phase Formation in Bi(Pb)─Sr─Ca─Cu─O: I, The Role of Chemical Composition
Author(s) -
Chen Yan Ling,
Stevens Ronald
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1992.tb05551.x
Subject(s) - electron microprobe , phase (matter) , chemical composition , analytical chemistry (journal) , impurity , superconductivity , materials science , oxide , doping , composition (language) , mineralogy , chemistry , metallurgy , linguistics , physics , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , philosophy , chromatography , quantum mechanics
The formation of superconducting phases in the Bi(Pb)─Sr─Ca─Cu─O system has been systematically investigated using DTA/TG, XRD, SEM/EDAX, TEM, EPMA, ICP‐AES, fourprobe dc resistance, and ac susceptibility. Starting compositions, firing temperature, and the duration of heat treatment, together with the atmosphere, were found to be critical in determining the preferred formation of the 2223 phase. This paper reports the effect of the initial chemical composition, emphasizing the importance of compositional control in the synthesis of the single 2223 phase. It has been shown that, with a correct starting composition and predetermined synthesis conditions, single 2223 phase can be obtained without intergrowth by the 2212 and other impurity crystalline phases. The optimum starting composition for the preferred growth of the 2223 phase was identified as being Bi 1.7 Pb 0.3+ y Sr 2 Ca 2 Cu 3 O x ( y = 0.1), with excess Pb added in order to compensate for its loss at high temperatures. The effect of Pb doping and excess Cu on the phase formation in the Bi oxide based superconducting system is discussed.