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Effects of platinum and oxygenation on microstructure in YBa2Cu3O7−δ/Y2BaCuO5 bulk materials

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Transmission electron microscopy examinations have been conducted on undoped and PtO2 doped YBa2Cu3O7−δ, with excess Y2BaCuO5 (211) in the molar ratio of 5∶1 (123/211), processing using the solid liquid melt growth technique. Magnetization hysteresis suggests that addition of Pt strongly influences the pinning behavior. Considerable differences in dislocation and stacking fault densities were observed. Dislocation nets and tangles were commonly observed in the Pt doped samples. In both samples, stacking faults were observed near 211 precipitates, interplatelet boundaries, and dislocations. Dislocations appear to be formed during high temperature processing, while stacking faults appear to be generated during the final oxygenation step. The density and distribution of fine precipitates (∼25–100 nm) were comparable in both specimens suggesting that Pt additon affects the size and acicular morphology of only the coarser 211 (∼1–10 μm). It is proposed that the observed increase in Jc due to Pt addtion may be attributed to the increase in defect density rather than fine precipitates.

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  1. School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, 47907-1289, West Lafayette, IN

    V. Pavate, L. B. Williams & E. P. Kvam

  2. Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 46556, Notre Dame, IN

    C. Varanasi & P. J. Mc Ginn

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Pavate, V., Williams, L.B., Kvam, E.P. et al. Effects of platinum and oxygenation on microstructure in YBa2Cu3O7−δ/Y2BaCuO5 bulk materials. J. Electron. Mater. 23, 1131–1134 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02649959

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