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    Fish-tail Effect and Irreversibility Field of (Cu,C)Ba2_{2}Ca3_{3}Cu4_{4}Ox_{x}-(LiF)y_{y} superconductor

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    Addition of (LiF)y<0.15_{y<0.15}, and of proper amount of (AgO)z=0.45βˆ’0.8_{z=0.45-0.8} as oxidizing agent, to (Cu,C)Ba2_{2}Ca3_{3}Cu4_{4}O10+d_{10+d} superconductor is useful to control and shift the doping characteristics (hole density and distribution, and level of disorder) into the region where the irreversible properties, i.e. fish-tail effect (FTE) and irreversibility field Hirr_{irr}, are improved. Among notable effects are the development of the second magnetization peak with a higher amplitude Jc_{c}, max and the enhancement of Hirr_{irr} at high temperatures, above a certain value T* which depends on both yLiF_{LiF} and zAgO_{AgO}. The best results are obtained for the sample with yLiF_{LiF}=0.1 and zAgO_{AgO}=0.73. This sample preserves its single phase Cu,C-1234 composition. The influence on the FTE and Hirr_{irr} of the interplay between doping characteristics, controlled by LiF and AgO content, is discussed.Comment: 28 pages, accepted to J. Supercon
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