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AC susceptibility study of superconducting YBa2Cu3O7:Agx bulk composites (x = 0.0-0.20): The role of intra and inter granular coupling
We report the effect of silver addition on superconducting performance of
bulk YBCO (YBa2Cu3O7) superconductor. All the studied samples are prepared by
conventional solid-state reaction method. Rietveld fitted X-ray diffraction
data confirmed the single phase formation for all the studied samples. Detailed
AC susceptibility measurements as a function of driven AC amplitude (1Oe-17Oe)
of these samples revealed the enhancement of grains coupling with increasing Ag
content in YBCO+Agx composite system. 10wt% Ag added YBCO superconductors
exhibited the optimum inter granular coupling. The Scanning Electron Microscopy
(SEM) observations indicate an increase in the grains connectivity in terms of
narrow grain boundaries for doped samples. The average grain size is found to
increase with Ag doping. It is concluded that limited addition of Ag in bulk
YBCO superconductor significantly improves the grains coupling and as result
optimum superconducting performance. YBCO+Ag composites could prove to be
potential candidates for bulk superconducting applications of the studied high
Tc system.Comment: 15 pages of text + Fig
USAHA ORANG TUA DALAM PEMBENTUKAN KARAKTER ANAK PADA USIA DINI (SUATU PENELITIAN DI DESA BUKIT HARAPAN KECAMATAN GUNUNG MERIAH KABUPATEN ACEH SINGKIL)
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