The effect of Fe and Ru substitution on the superconductivity in MgCNi3

We report the effects of partial substitutions of the VIIIa elements: Fe (3d) and Ru (4d) in the intermetallic perovskite superconductor MgCNi₃. In both the MgCNi_3−xRu_x and MgCNi_3−xFe_x systems, the superconducting critical temperature (T_C) decreases monotonically as x is increased. T_C decreases more slowly in the case of Ru, suggesting that the 3d electrons in Fe are magnetically pair breaking. This is supported by the normal state magnetic susceptibility measurements (χ), which shows that χ increases with Fe and decreases with Ru doping. No ferromagnetism is observed in either system.     

Effect of sodium substitution on superconductivity in Bi-based (2212) system

Samples with the nominal composition Bi₂Sr₂Ca_1−xNa_xCu₂O_y (if with X = 0.05, 0.2, 0.4 and 0.5) were prepared by the solid state reaction method. The role of Na and the effect of various heat treatments in the 2212 composition were studied. From the X-ray diffraction data it is found that the samples annealed for longer duration have shown a single phase 2212. From the DC four-probe resistivity data, it was found that the T_c (zero) varies from 79 to 89 K. It is believed that doping with an alkali element would reduce the oxygen content due to monovalency and gives an effect similar to that during heat treatment under low oxygen pressure or quenching. The presence of sodium in the samples was confirmed by electron probe microanalysis.     

Effect of Boron substitution on the superconductivity of non-oxide perovskite MgCNi3

We report synthesis, structural and magnetic (DC and AC) properties of Boron substituted MgCNi₃ superconductor. A series of polycrystalline bulk samples Mg_1.2C_1.6?xB_xNi₃ (x=0.0, 0.08 and 0.16) is synthesized through standard solid-state reaction route, which are found to crystallize in cubic perovskite structure with space group Pm3m. Rietveld analysis of observed XRD data show that lattice parameters expand from a=3.8106 (4) Å for pure, to 3.8164 (2) Å and 3.8173 (5) Å for 5% and 10% Boron substituted samples respectively. DC magnetization exhibited superconducting transition (T_c) at around 7.3 K for pure sample, and the same decreases slightly with Boron substitution. The lower critical field (H_c1) at 2 K is around 150 Oe for pure sample, which increases slightly with Boron substitution. For pure sample the upper critical field (H_c2) being determined from AC susceptibility measurements is 11.6 kOe and 91.70 kOe with 50% and 90% diamagnetism criteria respectively, which decreases to 5.57 kOe and 42.5 kOe respectively for 10% Boron substituted sample. 10% Boron substitution at Carbon site has decreased both the H_c2 and T_c. On the other hand lower critical field (H_c1) at 2 K is slightly increased from around 150 Oe for pure sample, to 200 Oe for 10% Boron substituted sample. Seemingly, the Carbon site Boron substitution induced disorder though has increased slightly the H_c1 but with simultaneous decrease in superconducting transition temperature (T_c) and upper critical field (H_c2). The high relative proportion of Ni in studied MgCNi₃ suggests that magnetic interactions are important and non-oxide perovskite structure make it interesting.     

The effect of dielectric coating on the superconductivity of aluminum films

We report measurements on the changes of the superconducting transition temperatureT _c and the normal resistanceR _n of quench condensed aluminum films during dielectric coating. N₂ and noble gas coatings result in an exponential change of the superconducting properties due to the modification of the phonon spectrum. O₂ and Se coatings result in a nonmonotonic change ofT _c andR _n due to charge transfer processes and resonance scattering of the electrons into localized states within the coating layers.     

The effect of Fe doping on superconductivity in ZrRuP

This work reports the structure and superconducting properties of the superconductor ZrRuP doped with Fe; the ZrRu_1−xFe_xP solid solution was investigated by means of X-ray powder diffraction, SQUID magnetometry and Mößbauer spectroscopy. It is shown that the modification of the superconducting properties by doping with Fe is similar to the effect of chemical pressure and that the Fe doped compounds do not show any magnetic ordering.     

锶掺杂钡位对YBCO晶体结构和超导电性的影响

利用XRD对系列样品YBa2-xSrxCu3O7-δ的(x=0~0.2)晶体结构进行研究,给出了体系相结构的掺杂效应,结果发现,随着掺杂量的增加,样品的晶体结构由正交相向四方相转变.同时采用四引线法对掺杂样品YBa2-xSrxCu3O7-δ的超导电性能进行了系统测量,发现随着锶掺杂量的增加,样品的超导转变温度总体呈明显降低趋势,并初步分析了钡位锶掺杂所引起的晶体结构变化对超导电性的影响.     

湿度对YBCO薄膜微观结构和超导性能的影响

文中采用无氟高分子辅助金属有机物沉积法( PA - MOD)在不同湿度条件下在LaAlO3单晶基底上制备了一系列YBCO超导薄膜.X射线衍射、扫描电镜和物性测量的结果表明,在成相热处理过程中气氛湿度对YBCO薄膜的结构和超导性能的有明显影响.干燥气氛成相的YBCO薄膜织构较好,表面较平整、致密,超导性能也较高,其临界超...     

On the superconductivity of the tin-hydrogen system

Conductivity and superconductivity studies of amorphous [Sn_1–y Cu _y–]_1–x H _x samples in connection with¹¹⁹Sn Mössbauer effect experiments on¹¹⁹Sn_1–x H _x give strong evidence that the observed increase of the superconducting transition temperatureT _c in the Sn–H-system is caused by the stabilization of an amorphous structure. Thus the Sn–H-system is very similar to the Sn–Cu-system and no H-specific effect is needed to explain the increase ofT _c.     

Effect of strontium substitution on superconductivity in YBa 2 Cu 4 O 8

Superconducting powders with the composition Y(Ba 1 mx Sr x ) 2 Cu 4 O 8 ( x = 0.00-0.50) have been prepared by an aqueous sol-gel method. The effects of strontium substitution on the properties of compounds were studied by resistivity measurements, X-ray powder diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, electron microscopy and elemental analysis. The data indicate that single-phase Y(Ba 1 mx Sr x ) 2 Cu 4 O 8 superconducting samples were obtained. They also show that doping with strontium has a strong effect on the superconducting properties of the YBa 2 Cu 4 O 8 phase. The critical temperature is enhanced from 78 K (for a non-substituted sample) to 88 K (for Y(Ba 1 mx Sr x ) 2 Cu 4 O 8 ). Elemental analysis data clearly indicate that small amounts of strontium enter the copper sites in the Y(Ba 1 mx Sr x ) 2 Cu 4 O 8 compounds. A point-defect chemistry approach, which explains the enhancement of T c by substituting strontium for barium, is presented.     

硬度和电负性与掺杂铁基砷化物超导电性关系

研究了目前已掺杂的铁基砷化物超导体的硬度和电负性与超导电性的关系,发现其有很好的规律性。因此,提出用硬度均衡值和电负性的平均效应值作为掺杂铁基砷化物超导体超导电性的一个判断标准。     

Local environment effect on the superconductivity of transition metal alloys

We show that for superconductor vanadium based alloys in the split-band limit the calculated critical temperature is in agreement with experimental data if one assumes that these alloys have a short-range order favouring clusters of pure vanadium.     

The fluctuation theory of superconductivity for a polyene system

A system of polyacetylene chains is considered in which the chains are in a solution, whose atoms and ions have nonzero spin. It is shown that a superconducting phase may appear in the temperature range T_c2 ? T ? T_c1. A new particle that is responsible for the weak interaction in the nuclear matter is found. The possibility of using the Messbauer effect for abserving the superconducting phase in a magnetic superconductor is also considered.     

Repulsive effect of low frequency phonons on superconductivity

The Eliashberg integral equations are investigated to determine the effect of low frequency phonons on the superconducting transition temperature T_c. It is found that phonons of frequency less than T_c are repulsive (diminish T_c) while phonons of higher frequency have a diminished attraction unless the frequency is substantially above T_c. Various implications are discussed concerning observed values of T_c and predicted mechanisms for raising T_c.     

The effect of nonmagnetic doping on high-Tc superconductivity

In this paper, we introduce an S-N (superconducting-normal) model with d wave Cooper pairing in the S layer and indicate that the interlayer hopping between the S and N layers has pair-weakening effect on the high-T_c superconductivity. Also, we respectively study the influence of the nonmagnetic impurities sitting in the superconducting or nonsuperconducting layers on the high-T_c superconductivity based on the S-N model. The obtained results show the differences in the suppression effects on the transition temperature depending on where the impurities are located. The experimental observations are qualitatively consistent with our theoretical results.     

The effect of isotopic substitution on the thermodynamic properties of palladium-hydrogen alloys

An attempt has been made to predict the thermodynamic properties of the Pd-D and Pd-T systems from those of the Pd-H system. By considering only the isotopic dependence of the optic modes, a satisfactory interpretation of the infinitely dilute solutions is not possible. However, using only the isotopic dependence of the optic modes together with an empirical equation for the infinitely dilute solution yields calculated results for the concentrated solutions in both the single and two phase regions which are in excellent agreement with the experimental results for the deuteride and tritide systems.     

The effect of different treatments on fractal forms of gallium arsenide surface

The surface of epitaxial gallium arsenide (as-grown and subjected to standard chemical treatments for producing metal-GaAs electrical contacts) has been studied by atomic force microscopy. It was shown that the surface relief can be characterized by fractal relief in the local approximation. As-grown epitaxial n-GaAs layers have lower values of the mean relief irregularity and roughness and reveal high surface homogeneity. The most marked relief changes are observed due to plasmachemical deposition of silicon dioxide and its removal in a buffered etch and deionized water rinse. The following finishing treatments make the surface more smooth and homogeneous, especially in ammonia-water mixture, which gives almost an ideal (Gaussian) distribution of irregularities and phase contrast in most cases. The fractal dimensionality of the studied surfaces changes in the relatively narrow limits D _f = 2.5−2.8. The values of the local approximation limit L determining the boundary of the applicability of the fractal approach when describing the surfaces change from 0.039 to 10.99 μm depending on the kind of treatment.     

Sr2Fe1-xCoxMoO6体系中Co的元素替代效应

在成功制备具有双钙钛矿结构Sr2Fe1-xCoxMoO6系列样品的基础上,对其结构、输运性质和磁性质进行了系统研究.结果发现,随着Co替代浓度x值的增加,样品的电阻率-温度关系由半金属行为转变为半导体行为,其室温电阻率从3.9×10-5Ω·cm增大到6.0×10-1Ω·cm;样品由亚铁磁体转变成反铁磁体,其磁相变温度TN值也随之下降;Co对Fe的部分替代使其磁电阻效应受到抑制.基于对其电子结构的分析,其磁电阻效应的起源以及Co的元素替代效应也在文中进行了讨论.     

High-T c superconductivity in the Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O system

Superconductivity with transitions near 80 K and 110 K has been observed in sintered samples of the system Bi–Ca–Sr–Cu–O. The samples were prepared from mixed powders of the oxides or carbonates of the metallic elements. It was found that the heat treatment has to be restricted to a narrow temperature range near 800 °C to obtain optimum samples with respect to superconductivity. The best samples show two transitions of equal height at 80 K and 110 K with onsets near 115 K as determined from resistivity.