Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2010-03-23
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
Scientific paper
Single-crystal whiskers of RBa2Cu3Ox (R-123, R = Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Y) were successfully grown from Sb- or Te-doped precursors with a nominal composition of R1.5Ba2.75-3.00Cu3M0.5Ox (M: Sb,Te). The whiskers were grown parallel to the ab-plane with the following typical dimensions: 2-8 mm in length, 20-80 \mum in width, and 10-30 \mum in thickness. In the case of rare-earth ions (R3+) with a small ionic radius (Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Y), R-123 whiskers were grown from Te-doped precursors. The growths of Y-123 and Ho-123 whiskers were confirmed using both Te-doped and Sb-doped precursors. On the other hand, for rare-earth ions (R3+) with a large ionic radius (Sm, Eu, and Gd), R-123 whiskers were grown only from Sb-doped precursors. Sb and Te were not detected in the grown whiskers by electron probe microanalysis. The anisotropies of R-123 single-crystal whiskers in the flux liquid state were estimated to be 6.0-33 from the angular dependence of their resistivities under various magnetic fields. The anisotropy increased with decreasing superconducting transition temperature.
Hatano Takeshi
Maeda Hiroshi
Nagao Masanori
Okutsu Takashi
Takano Yoshihiko
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