• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.165-171
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• 1998

The $Y_1Ba_2Cu_3O_{7-x}$(123) superconductor powders were prepared by pyrophoric synthesis method(PSM) using $Y_2O_3$(99.9%), $BaCO_3$(99.9%), and CuO(99.9%) powders. The phase formation and reaction kinetics of 123 superconductor manufactured with powders prepared in various pHs of pyrophoric synthetic solution have been studied through the experiments at various heat treatment temperatures and times. Inductively coupled plasma(ICP) spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy(SEM) measurements were performed to examine the composition and morphology of the sample. X-ray diffraction(XRD) analysis was done to determine phase formation and conversion ratio of Y-Ba-Cu-O systems. The 123 powder prepared at pH 7(${\pm}0.3$) yields the best result in terms of purity, homogeneity, and reactivity. The activation energies(${\Delta}E_a$) of 123 phase formation were found to be 191 kJ/mol and 230kJ/mol in solid state reaction method and pyrophoric synthesis method, respectively.

• 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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• v.14
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• pp.43-43
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• 2004

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.154-160
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• 1988

Almost single phase of Y1Ba2Cu3Ox, which exhibits the onset of superconducting transition at 90K, has been prepared via a conventional ceramic processing route followed by an anneal for a period of 10 hours at 45$0^{\circ}C$ in an atmosphere of 100% O2. The mean value for the oxygen content has been determined as x=6.85$\pm$0.02 by an iodometric titration technique. X-ray photoemission spectra are found to be consistent with a mixture of the d8(Cu3+) and d9(Cu2+) as the ground state and reveals that the local concentration of Cu3+ decreases with depth from the surface where x corresponds to 7.0. This is explained as being associated with the intercalation of oxygen during cooling from the annealing temperature.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.79-87
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• 1998

Melt spun YbBa2Cu3Agx(x=0, 5, 12, 16 and 53) precursor alloy ribbons were oxidized at 263-330$^{\circ}C$ and treated at 820$^{\circ}C$, 855$^{\circ}C$ and 885$^{\circ}C$ under 1.0 atm oxygen pressure. In the ribbons treated at 820$^{\circ}C$, 855$^{\circ}C$and 885$^{\circ}C$ 1-2-4 phase (YbBa2Cu4O8) and 1-2-3 phase (YbBa2Cu3O{{{{ OMICRON _7-$\delta$ }})were formed respectively. The shape of 1-2-4 phase was distorted or ellipsoid. The 2-4-7 and 1-2-3 phases tooked the shape of bar. All the ribbons showed zero critical current density Jc at 77K in zero magnetic field. By considering the shape and the highest critical temperature (among the three phases) of the 1-2-3 phase we tried to increase the critical current density of the ribbons treated at 885$^{\circ}C$ by press deformation. About tenribbons were stacked and coupled by press deformation and then treated at 885$^{\circ}C$ These 1-2-3 phase did not show any texture in any of the ribbons. However they exhibited weak texture in the multilayered specimens. Among the multilayered specimens YbBa2Cu3Ag16 exhibited a Jc of 180 A/cm2 Among the above ribbons YbBa2Cu3Ag16 ribbon has the optimum composition to produce textured superconducting oxide with improved Jc by press deformation. Onset critical temperatures Ton of the multilayered YbBa2Cu3Agx(x=5, 12, 16 and 53) were measured as 88-90 K.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 1993.07a
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• pp.14-15
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• 1993

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 1993.11a
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• pp.7-8
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• 1993

• Electrical & Electronic Materials
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.18-23
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• 1996

The molding pressure is also one of the important parameters in the preparation of HTSC materials by the solid state reaction method. In the present study, changes in structural, electrical and microstructural proper-ties with the molding pressure in YiB $a_{2}$C $u_{3}$ $O_{70{\delta}}$ superconductors have been performed. The investigated molding pressures were 0.5*10$^{3}$ N/c $m^{2}$, 1*10$^{3}$ N/c $m^{2}$, 2*10$^{3}$ n/c $m^{2}$ and 4*10$^{3}$ N/c $m^{2}$. As the molding pressure increased, the anisotropy of the crystal structure decreased and the grains have been grown preferentially in a c-axis direction. Since the size of the grain becomes larger with the decrease of the porosity, denser textures are formed. The results indicated that the critical current density is improved resulting from the enhanced densification due to higher molding pressure. When the molding pressure was between 1*10$^{3}$ N/c $m^{2}$ and 2*10$^{3}$ N/c $m^{2}$, while it did not affect the oxygen deficiency and Tc, the increase of the molding pressure affects remarkably on grain size and densification of the $Y_{1}$B $a_{2}$C $u_{3}$ $O_{7-{\delta}}$. When the molding pressure is larger than 2*10$^{3}$ N/c $m^{2}$, electrical proper-ties are independent on the molding pressure..

• 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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• v.14
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• pp.79-79
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• 2004

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.10-13
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• 2002

We report the effect of Ca doping in $YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-\delta}$ (YBCO) thin films grown on the Rolling- Assisted, Biaxially Textured Substrates (RABiTS) with the architecture of $CeO_2/YSZ/CeO_2/Ni$. Critical currents of bilayer and trilayer structures of $YBCO/Y_{0.7}Ca_{0.3}Ba_2Cu_3O_{7-\delta}$/(YCaBCO) as well as undoped YBCO for comparison have been measured in a wide range of temperatures and fields. For $6-8^{\circ}$ grain boundaries, 30% Ca-doping in bilayer structure enhances $J_c$ as high as 35%. The enhancement is larger at low temperatures and at magnetic fields. On the other hand, 30% Ca-doping in trilayer structure reduces $J_c$ as high as 60%. Combined with slightly lower $T_c$, this indicates that Ca is overdoped in this structure and degrades GBs.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.91-99
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• 1989

The concentrations of hydroxide, carbonate and oxalate for Y(III), Ba(II) and Cu(II) ions in an aqueous solution have been theoretically calcuated with respect to pH and their solubility diagram could be obtained. The optimum pH ofr oxalate coprecipitates at room temperature was estimated as<4, which was not influenced by carbonates and hydroxides in H2O solvent. The yield is dependent on the concentration of added oxalic acid, but the concentration of oxalic acid was fixed as 0.1M in this calculation for simplicity.