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Structural and Electrical Properties of Nanosized Sm2O3 Doped Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Ca2Cu3Oy Superconductors

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Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Ca2Cu3Oy superconductor samples doped with nanosized samarium oxide (Sm2O3) in different amounts (0, 0.05, 0.08, 0.10, and 0.20) were synthesized by a solid-state reaction method and then characterized. The structure and morphology of the samples were characterized by using X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Element composition analysis was deployed by energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy measurement. Superconducting transition temperatures of the samples were estimated from dc resistivity (R-T) measurement. XRD showed that both Bi-2223 and Bi-2212 phases coexist in the samples having orthorhombic crystal structure. The volume fraction of Bi-2223 phase showed the highest percentage (77%) for the sample with x = 0.05 addition. It was observed that the volume fraction of Bi-2223 phase decreases and Bi-2212 phase increases with further increasing Sm content. SEM revealed that grain size decreases when the addition content was increased from 0.08 to 0.20 with less inter-coupling between superconducting grains. EDX showed that there are no extra peaks observed except for Sm peaks, confirming that all elements used in the samples were introduced into the Bi-2223 structure. The superconducting transition temperatures Tc,onset and Tc,offset increased for Sm content x = 0.05, but decreased with further addition amount.

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All samples were prepared at Physics Laboratory Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Science, Physics Department, in Turkey. XRD was performed at Center for Fabrication and Application of Electronic Materials (EMUM) Dokuz Eylul University. SEM and EDX were performed at Center for Materials Research İzmir Institute of Technology.

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Bilgili, Ö. Structural and Electrical Properties of Nanosized Sm2O3 Doped Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Ca2Cu3Oy Superconductors. J Low Temp Phys 204, 223–234 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-021-02607-6

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