NIST High Temp. Superconducting Materials (HTS) Database:

NIST Standard Reference Database 62

Last Update to Data Content: 1996

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18434/T4KP8J


Bibliographic Information

Title: Enhancement of Tc in (Bi,Pb)-2223 Superconductor by Vacuum Encapsulation and Post-Annealing
Author(s): J. Wang, M. Wakata, T. Kaneko, S. Tankano, and H. Yamauchi
Publication: Physica C Volume: 208 Issue: Not Available Year: 1993 Page(s): 323-327
Editor(s): Not Available
Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.
Language: English
Notes: Not Available
Keywords: Material Specification, Crystallography, Critical Temperature, Resistivity (normal state), Magnetic Susceptibility, Thermoelectric Power

Materials and Properties

Bi:2223; [Bi(Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O]
Material Specification for Bi:2223; [Bi(Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O] Process: Solid State Reaction
Notes: The authors cite U. Endo et al., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Vol. 27, L1476 (1988), and summarize the procedure as follows. "High purity (>99.9%) powders of Bi2O3, PbO, CaCO3, SrCO3 and CuO were weighed into appropriate stoichiometry (20 g in total)... The mixtures of powders were dissolved into 1N nitric-acid solution. This solution was then spray-dried into mixed nitrate powder with a commercial spray-dry apparatus. Subsequently, this powder was decomposed/calcined at 850 °C for 15 min in air flow. After that, the obtained oxides mixture was pressed into rectangular bars (3 mm by 2 mm by 20 mm) and sintered for about 100 h at 865 °C in 20% oxygen gas flow (the balance gas being nitrogen). Part of the above sintered bars were then wrapped in gold foil, encapsulated into evacuated (0.01 Pa = 10-4) quartz tubes and post-annealed at 790 °C for various periods. The heating and cooling rates were 300 °C/h... All samples subjected to post-annealing were encapsulated into evacuated quartz tubes except sample E, for which an oxygen pressure of (0.02 MPa = 0.2 atm) (at 790 °C) was used in the ampoule."
Formula: Bi1.85Pb0.35Sr2Ca2Cu3.1Ox
Informal Name: Bi:2223
Chemical Family: Bi(Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O
Chemical Class: Oxide
Structure Type: Polycrystalline
Manufacturer: In House
Commercial Name: In House
Production Date:
Lot Number:
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Crystallography for Bi:2223; [Bi(Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O]
Crystal System: Tetragonal
Formula Units per Cell:
Space Group:
Cell Parameters
Sample Number () Annealing Time (h) Temp K a Å b Å c Å
A 0 296 5.404 -- 37.085
B 60 296 5.411 -- 37.121
C 120 296 5.409 -- 37.141
D 200 296 5.410 -- 37.167
E 200 296 5.402 -- 37.090
Measurement Method: X-ray diffraction
"The X-ray diffraction analysis was performed...with an X-ray diffractometer (MAC Science: Model MPX18) using CuKα radiation." No additional measurement details were noted.

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Critical Temperature for Bi:2223; [Bi(Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O]
Sample Number () Annealing Time (h) Critical Temperature (K)
A 0 110
B 60 112
C 120 114
D 200 115
E 200 110
Measurement Method: SQUID magnetometer
"DC magnetization measurements were performed using a SQUID magnetometer (Quantum Design: Model MPMS) by the field cooling mode with a magnetic field of (796 A/m = 10 Oe)." No additional measurement details were noted.

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Resistivity (normal state) for Bi:2223; [Bi(Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O]
Sample Number () Temperature (K) Resistivity (normal state) (mΩ·cm)
A 104 0.00
A 109 0.54
A 114 0.88
A 121 1.00
A 126 1.06
A 132 1.08
A 136 1.10
A 142 1.16
A 146 1.18
D 103 0.00
D 109 0.01
D 113 0.95
D 116 1.42
D 121 1.58
D 127 1.68
D 132 1.73
D 137 1.79
D 143 1.85
D 146 1.87
Measurement Method: Four-probe method
"A standard four probes method using silver paste and a thin Cu lead was used to perform the resistivity measurement. The temperature was calibrated by a Pt sensor." No additional measurement details were noted.

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 3 of the paper.
Magnetic Susceptibility for Bi:2223; [Bi(Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O]
Sample Number () Temperature (K) Magnetic Susceptibility (arbitrary)
A 5 -0.0045
A 20 -0.0045
A 40 -0.0045
A 80 -0.0045
A 96 -0.0042
A 105 -0.0023
A 107 -0.0012
A 108 0.000
A 110 0.000
A 120 0.000
D 5 -0.0047
D 40 -0.0047
D 60 -0.0047
D 80 -0.0047
D 95 -0.0047
D 103 -0.0042
D 108 -0.0026
D 112 0.000
D 115 0.000
D 120 0.000
Measurement Method: SQUID magnetometer
"DC magnetization measurements were performed using a SQUID magnetometer (Quantum Design: Model MPMS) by the field cooling mode with a magnetic field of (796 A/m = 10 Oe)." No additional measurement details were noted.

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 2 of the paper.
Thermoelectric Power for Bi:2223; [Bi(Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O]
Sample Number () Temperature (K) Thermoelectric Power (µV/K)
A 96 0.1
A 107 0.1
A 111 4.8
A 116 7.8
A 122 8.2
A 141 8.0
A 185 6.1
A 230 4.2
A 233 3.6
A 246 3.8
A 255 2.9
A 262 2.9
A 264 2.5
A 271 2.5
A 310 1.2
D 96 0.1
D 112 0.1
D 116 10.4
D 121 12.5
D 125 13.0
D 161 12.1
D 192 10.2
D 197 10.4
D 201 9.5
D 215 9.3
D 230 7.8
D 235 8.0
D 264 6.1
D 269 6.8
D 296 5.3
D 311 4.8
Measurement Method: Thermopower measurement
"The thermoelectric power (TEP) measurements were performed by a DC differential method in which the temperature gradient across the sample was measured using two pairs of copper-constantan thermocouples." No additional measurement details were noted.

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 4 of the paper.