| Authors | Amir Zelati, Ahmad Amirabadizadeh, Ahmad Kompany, Hadi Salamati, Jeff Sonier |
|---|---|
| Journal | Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism |
| Page number | 2185–2193 |
| Serial number | 10 |
| Volume number | 27 |
| IF | 1.5 |
| Paper Type | Full Paper |
| Published At | 2014-10-01 |
| Journal Grade | ISI |
| Journal Type | Typographic |
| Journal Country | United States |
Abstract
The dysprosium oxide nanoparticles’ addition effects on structural, DC electrical resistivity, critical current density, and AC magnetic susceptibility properties of polycrystalline Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Ca2Cu3O y samples are investigated. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis showed that both (Bi,Pb)-2223 and Bi-2212 phases coexist in the samples having orthorhombic crystal structure. Bi-2223 phase concentration increases with increasing dysprosium nanoparticle concentration. DC electrical resistivity, critical current density (J c), and AC susceptibility measurements reveal that adding dysprosium nanoparticles to bismuth–strontium–calcium–copper–oxide (BSCCO) improves superconducting properties of this system and enhances its critical current density due to the improvement of the grain connectivity with dysprosium nanoparticle addition.