Mössbauer study of the Bi-system superconductor at low temperature

Mossbauer measurements were performed in the temperature range from 77 to 300K. Temperature-dependent⁵⁷Fe Mossbauer recoil-free fraction in high-T_c superconducting phase of Bi-system display cvidence of a softening in lattice vibrations, which appears at T<150K as a precursor effect to the onset of superconductivity. The mean-square displacement (Inf) and the mean-square velocity (IS) of Fe³⁺ ion are both characterized by Debyc temperature O_D=320K within higher temperature range.     

Helmet-size vessels of high-Tc oxide superconductor for magnetic shield

We have developed a very large magnetic shielding vessel made from high-T_c Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconductor and have experimentally confirmed that this vessel can reduce a weak magnetic field to -100 dB or 1/10⁵. The size of this vessel is 32 cm in diameter, 64 cm in depth and 2.5 cm in thickness. The shielding effect of the vessel does not decrease even at a low frequency like 0.2 Hz. The high attenuation ratio in the low frequency range indicates that magnetic shielding using a high-T_c superconductor is promising for neuromagnetic measurements with SQUID.     

Electrical resistivity and critical temperature of Bi-based High-TC superconductors to 1 GPa

Abstract

We have measured the electrical resistance R of a sintered, two-phase, high-T_C superconductor with the nominal composition BiSrCaCu₂O_x, as a function of T and p. We find d(lnR)/dp ? -0.06 GPa^?1 at 295 K, while dT_C/dp is 2.5 K/GPa for the phase with T_c ? 76 and 2 K/GPa for that with T_C ? 106 K.     

阻尼型高温直流超导量子干涉器磁强计的设计

理论分析了超导环路与一个电阻并联结构的直流超导量子干涉器(dc-SQUID)的特性.给出了这种阻尼型dc-SQUID的电压噪声谱密度、传输函数和磁通噪声谱密度随偏置电流变化的曲线.与无阻尼型高温器件比较，调制参量β大于1的阻尼型高温dc-SQUID磁强计具有高稳定性和易调试等优点.当β大于4时，因传输函数的增大，阻尼型dc-SQUID还能降低它的磁通噪声谱密度从而提高磁强计的检测灵敏度.根据现有高温超导薄膜器件的工艺条件，设计了β等于4的阻尼型高温dc-SQUID磁强计的芯片、其磁通噪声和磁场噪声的理论值 关键词：     

Phase transition and superconductivity high-T<Subscript>c</Subscript> oxides

On the basis of new experimental studies of specific heat, magnetic properties and thermal expansion, it was shown that dielectric-metal phase transitions were the consequence of delocalization of the heavy holes located on metalapical oxygen bonds in the high-T_c oxide systems. The ordered arrays of such holes (CDW) results in the dielectric gaps in electron spectrum and anomalous negative thermal expansion. The free carriers introduced by doping can couple through excitations of these localized holes, (local bosons). The high-T_c superconductivity will possess anomalous H_c2(T) dependence and γ-type specific heat jump at T_c. This local bosons model is the basis for explanation of the obtained experimental data.     

Bi系超导体高Tc相的形成机制

本文研究Bi系超导体高T_c(2223)相的形成机制。提出Bi系氧化物超导体高T_c相的形成过程是:首先Sr-Ca-Cu氧化物(Ca_0.85Sr_0.15CuO₂)与低T_c(2212)相反应形成高T_c相的核,然后样品内2223相核通过象结晶学中晶体生长那样的方式长大成2223相晶粒。2223相成核过程中Sr-Ca-Cu氧化物的形成途径有两条:一条是通过固相反应 关键词：     

Properties of IR Absorption Spectra of Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Superconducting Material

Abstract

We used the co-decomposition method to make the Bi(Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconductor samples (T_c = 112K) under oxygen partial pressure. Oxygen dependence of high-T_c phase was studied. The infrared absorption spectra of (Bi_1?xPb_x)₂Sr₂Ca₂Cu₃O_10+σ superconductor were measured at various temperatures from 98 to 290K. A new IR absorption peak was observed at 1265 cm^?1 below 217K. The intensity of this peak became stronger with temperature decreasing.     

Electron spin-lattice relaxation in layered cuprates and fullerides

A new technique of measuring extremely short electron spin-lattice relaxation times T₁～10^?6–10^?10 sec is developed and applied to study some oxide high-T_c materials, related compounds and fullerides RbC₆₀.     

Yba2Cu3O7-δ不可逆线与钉扎势的关联

本文分别测量了熔融织构YBa₂Cu₃O_7-δ高温超导体不可逆线与钉扎势U₀,发现该样品的不可逆线在温区72—85K范围内呈指数形式B^*-e^(-T*/T_c)函数关系,而且在温度77K,不可逆线并不能与磁测量临界电流密度J_c=0相对应,我们认为高温超导体的不可逆线的函数形式与样品的钉扎势紧密关联。 关键词：     

Determination of transition curves of high-Tc superconductors by phase contrast microscopy

A new method which allows the detection of the superconducting phase transition of high-T_c superconductors (HTSC) on a microscopic scale is reported. Micro-size holes in thin foils of superconducting material are examined in a transmission electron microscope at varying temperatures. The superconducting transition induces small changes in the image intensity within the holes, which can be detected by using electronic image analysis. Superconducting transition curves are then obtained for various types of high-T_c superconductors and for given values of the applied magnetic field.     

(BiPb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O2223相高Tc超导体磁通钉扎与蠕动

本文介绍了(BiPb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O2223相高T_c超导体烧结工艺,用振动样品磁强计测量了磁化强度地豫率随外磁场的变化,并相应求得钉扎势U₀随外磁场的依赖关系。发现在0—0.23T外磁场范围内U₀与外磁场B的关系为U₀-B^-1/2与Palstra对单晶用电阻展宽实验所得结果有类似的函数形式。 关键词：     

Shock wave working of high-T c materials

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The properties of high T_c-ceramics (Y-123, Bi-1112, Bi-4334, Bi-4457, (Bi-Pb)-4457) under shock loading and subsequent heat treatment were investigated. The peculiarities of their structure, tecture creation, changes of superconductivity parameters depending on loading conditions at P～ 10GPa Were revealed, and regimes of heat treatment were determined. The possibilities of obtaining crack-free cylindrical superconducting shields as well as strong metal high-T^cceramic joints were demonstrated.     

Narrow-band far-infrared interference filters with high-Tc, superconducting reflectors

We report on experiments showing that high-T_c, superconductors are well suitable for constructing of high-quality far-infrared Fabry-Perot interference filters in the terahertz frequency range. In an interference filter we use two plane-parallel MgO plates with YBa₂ Cu₃ O₇ thin films as partly transparent reflectors on adjacent surfaces. For the first-order main resonances adjusted to frequencies around 2 THz a quality factor of 200 and a peak-transmissivity of 0&#x0303;.5 have been reached. Study of the filters with YBa₂ Cu₃ O₇ films of different thickness indicate the possibility of reaching still higher selectivity. An analysis of the filter characteristics delivered the dynamical conductivity of the high-T_c films.     

Plasma shielding of a XeCl-laser-irradiated YBCO target

Plasma shielding during the laser ablation process of YBCO high-T_c superconductor is demonstrated by observing the transmissivity of a probe beam. A plasma electron density of 1.2×10²² cm^-3 at the end of the laser pulse is estimated. Received: 7 February 2000 / Accepted: 20 April 2000 / Published online: 2 August 2000     

57Fe and119Sn Mössbauer study of Ti-Containing highT c superconductors

⁵⁷Fe and¹¹⁹Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy as well as X-ray diffractometry were used to study Ti?Ca?Ba?Cu?O high T_c superconductors (T_c=106K) in the 4 to 300 K temperature range. X-ray diffractograms showed the dominant phase of these supercondutors to be 2-1-2-2 type. Three main iron sites were found and associalted with Fe in Cu sites in the real crystal. The dopublet with IS=0.25 mm/s and QS=0.7 mm/s at RT was attributed to the regular Cu site. No magnetic splitting was observed either in Sn or in Fe spectra taken even at 4 and 5K.     

Observation of magnetic order of Cu-moment aroundx=0.12 in La2−x Ba x CuO4 and La2−x sr x CuO4 by μ+SR

Zero field positive muon spin rotation method ( ⁺SR) is applied on La_2–x Sr _x CuO₄ around forx=0.12 at which the high-T _c superconductivity (SC) is suppressed. The magnetically ordered state of Cu-moments, which is not a spin glass state but an antiferromagnetic like state, appears below 15 K for 0.105x0.120. The magnetic phase boundary is very similar to the one of the La_2–x Ba _x CuO₄ in which the structural transition from the low temperature orthorhombic (LTO) phase to the low temperature tetragonal (LTT) phase is observed aroundx=0.12. The present study suggests that there is no big difference of the electronic state of the CuO₂ plane between the La-Ba system and the La-Sr system and that the magnetic ordering of Cu-moments plays an important role for the suppression of the high-T _c SC aroundx=0.12 in both of the systems, although the LTO-LTT structural transition has not been observed yet in the La-Sr system.     

Electronic structure of new LiFeAs high-T c superconductor

We present results of ab initio LDA calculations of electronic structure of “next generation” layered iron-pnictide high-T _c superconductor LiFeAs (T _c = 18 K). Obtained electronic structure of LiFeAs very similar to recently studied ReOFeAs (Re = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm) and AFe₂As₂ (A = Ba, Sr) compounds. Namely close to the Fermi level its electronic properties are also determined mainly by Fe 3d-orbilats of FeAs₄ two-dimensional layers. Band dispersions of LiFeAs are very similar to the LaOFeAs and BaFe₂As₂ systems as well as the shape of the Fe-3d density of states and Fermi surface. The article is published in the original.     

Frequency-dependent fluctuational conductivity above in anisotropic superconductors: effects of a short wavelength cutoff

We discuss the excess conductivity at nonzero frequencies in a superconductor above T_c within the Gaussian approximation. We focus the attention on the temperature range not too close to T_c: within a time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau formulation, we phenomenologically introduce a short wavelength cutoff (of the order of the inverse coherence length) in the fluctuational spectrum to suppress high momentum modes. We treat the general cases of thin wires, anisotropic thin films and anisotropic bulk samples. We obtain in all cases explicit expressions for the finite frequency fluctuational conductivity. The dc case directly follows. Close to T_c the cutoff has no effect, and the known results for Gaussian fluctuations are recovered. Above T_c, and already for ε = ln(T/T _c) > 10^-2, we find strong suppression of the paraconductivity as compared to the Gaussian prediction, in particular in the real part of the paraconductivity. At high ε the cutoff effects are dominant. We discuss our results in comparison with data on high-T_c superconductors. Received 19 March 2002 Published online 25 June 2002     

Peculiarities of performance of the spin valve for the superconducting current

The spin valve effect for the superconducting current based on the superconductor/ferromagnet proximity effect has been studied for a CoO _x /Fe1/Cu/Fe2/Cu/Pb multilayer. The magnitude of the effect ΔT _c = T _c ^AP ? T _c ^P , where T _c ^P and T _c ^AP are the superconducting transition temperatures for the parallel (P) and antiparallel (AP) orientation of magnetizations, respectively, has been measured for different thicknesses of the Fe1 layer d _Fe1. The obtained dependence of the effect on d _Fe1 reveals that ΔT _c can be increased in comparison with the case of a half-infinite Fe1 layer considered by the previous theory. A maximum of the spin valve effect occurs at d _Fe1 ～ d _Fe2. At the optimal value of d _Fe1 almost full switching from the normal to the superconducting state when changing the mutual orientation of magnetizations of the iron layers Fe1 and Fe2 from P to AP is demonstrated.     

Enhancing electrical properties of high-Curie temperature piezoelectric ceramics BNT-PZT and their mechanism

Due to the urgent demands for high-Curie temperature (T_C/T_m) piezoelectric materials in geothermal exploration, aerospace and related fields, high-T_C/T_m ferroelectrics have attracted booming research attention. The high-T_m 0.25Bi(Ni_1/2Ti_1/2)O₃-0.75 Pb(Zr_1/2Ti_1/2)O₃ (0.25BNT-0.75PZT) ceramics were prepared by solid-state sintering method and via partial oxalate route, where the 0.25BNT-0.75PZT ceramics prepared via the partial oxalate route exhibit better electrical properties (T_m = 232 °C (10 kHz), ε_m = 10963, P_r = 26.14 μC/cm², E_c = 15.61 kV/cm, d₃₃ = 521 pC/N, d₃₃* = 553.3 pm/V, K_p = 47.1%, and Q_m = 21.6). The nano-scale domain configuration of the ceramics was revealed by piezoelectric force microscopy (PFM), and the relationship between the micro-structure and macro-electrical properties was analyzed. The ferroelectric phase transition mechanism was studied by temperature dependent Raman spectroscopy. The reduction of energy barrier of lattice distortion and polarization deflection is caused by nanometer-sized domain structure, low symmetric polar nano-regions and/or coexistence of multi-ferroelectric phases, contributing to the excellent electrical properties of the 0.25BNT-0.75PZT ceramics prepared via the partial oxalate route.