Superconducting Transitions of BiSrCaCu<sub>2</sub>O<sub>x</sub> Quenched from High Temperatures

Takekazu Ishida, Takashi Sakuma

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics · 1988 · 30 citations · 5 references

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Abstract

The BiSrCaCu 2 O x specimens have been quenched from various elevated temperatures (200°C ∼860°C) to liquid nitrogen. The X-ray diffraction study revealed that the crystalline structure of specimens is essentially tetragonal. We found that the lower T c as well as the higher T c vary remarkably but differently as a function of a quenching temperature T q . We present evidence that the opposite T c variation observed between 400°C and 700°C cannot be attributed to a microscopic interaction between two phases but might be inherent.

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