Material Specification for ; [Y-Ni-B-C]
Process: Melt Processed
Notes: "Yttrium 99.9% purity, supplied by Rare Earth Products Inc., nickel (99.99% purity), boron (99.9% purity) and carbon (99.999% purity) supplied by Koch Light Labs. were used for direct synthesis of the elements. Three samples of the phase were prepared in form of pellets from stoichiometric amounts of the constituents and melted at a temperature well above the melting point in a semilevitation high frequency induction furnace on a water cooled tantalum hearth under an atmosphere of pure and dry argon. The pellets were remelted three times to ensure complete homogeneity. ... Metallographic analyses... showed that the obtained compound was single phase with little grain separation ( < 1%)."
Formula: YNi2B2C
Informal Name:
Chemical Family: Y-Ni-B-C
Chemical Class: Carbide
Structure Type: Polycrystalline
Manufacturer: In House
Commercial Name: In House
Production Date:
Lot Number:
Production Form:
Crystallography for ; [Y-Ni-B-C]
| Crystal System: | Tetragonal |
| Formula Units per Cell: | |
| Space Group: |
I4/mmm
|
Cell Parameters
|
Temp
K
|
a
Å
|
b
Å
|
c
Å
|
| 296 |
3.528 |
-- |
10.546 |
Measurement Method: X-ray diffraction
"X-ray analyses were performed in a Guinier-Stoe camera using silicon as internal standard (a
= 5.4308 σ)." No additional measurement details were noted.
Cautions: Unevaluated Data
Critical Temperature for ; [Y-Ni-B-C]
| Transition Width (K) |
Critical Temperature (K) |
| 1.4 |
14.4 |
Measurement Method: SQUID magnetometer
"Susceptibility and magnetization measurements were performed in a commercial SQUID magnetometer (by Quantum Design). ... The transition width, defined as the temperature difference between 10% and 90% of the transition, was ΔT
c = 1.4 K. The annealing procedure had no effect on the transition onset and width. ... Using the Beam model it is possible to (evaluate) the critical current density from the irreversible magnetization. ... We defined the first critical field at a fixed temperature as the point where the M-H linear behaviour is lost. To (evaluate) H
we observed the derivative of the magnetization with respect to the applied magnetic field versus the applied field, and we identified the field where the derivative is no longer constant and equal to -1. ...the upper critical field... was identified as the... field for the temperature at which no appreciable diamagnetic contribution could be detected."
Cautions: Evaluated Data
Critical Current Density for ; [Y-Ni-B-C]
| Applied Field (T) |
Temperature (K) |
Critical Current Density (kA/cm2) |
| 1 |
5 |
0.5 |
Measurement Method: SQUID magnetometer
"Susceptibility and magnetization measurements were performed in a commercial SQUID magnetometer (by Quantum Design). ... The transition width, defined as the temperature difference between 10% and 90% of the transition, was ΔT
c = 1.4 K. The annealing procedure had no effect on the transition onset and width. ... Using the Beam model it is possible to (evaluate) the critical current density from the irreversible magnetization. ... We defined the first critical field at a fixed temperature as the point where the M-H linear behaviour is lost. To (evaluate) H
we observed the derivative of the magnetization with respect to the applied magnetic field versus the applied field, and we identified the field where the derivative is no longer constant and equal to -1. ...the upper critical field... was identified as the... field for the temperature at which no appreciable diamagnetic contribution could be detected."
Cautions: Evaluated Data
Critical Flux Density Hc2 for ; [Y-Ni-B-C]
| Temperature (K) |
Crit.Mag.Flux Density Hc2 (T) |
| 5.0 |
4.0 |
| 6.0 |
3.5 |
| 7.0 |
3.0 |
| 8.0 |
2.5 |
| 9.5 |
2.0 |
| 10.5 |
1.5 |
| 11.5 |
1.0 |
| 13.0 |
0.5 |
Measurement Method: SQUID magnetometer
"Susceptibility and magnetization measurements were performed in a commercial SQUID magnetometer (by Quantum Design). ... The transition width, defined as the temperature difference between 10% and 90% of the transition, was ΔT
c = 1.4 K. The annealing procedure had no effect on the transition onset and width. ... Using the Beam model it is possible to (evaluate) the critical current density from the irreversible magnetization. ... We defined the first critical field at a fixed temperature as the point where the M-H linear behaviour is lost. To (evaluate) H
we observed the derivative of the magnetization with respect to the applied magnetic field versus the applied field, and we identified the field where the derivative is no longer constant and equal to -1. ...the upper critical field... was identified as the... field for the temperature at which no appreciable diamagnetic contribution could be detected."
Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 4 of the paper.
Resistivity (normal state) for ; [Y-Ni-B-C]
| Temperature (K) |
Resistivity (normal state) (mΩ·cm) |
| 4.4 |
0 |
| 13.8 |
0 |
| 13.9 |
0.005 |
| 14.0 |
0.010 |
| 14.1 |
0.021 |
| 14.3 |
0.024 |
| 22.0 |
0.025 |
| 45 |
0.029 |
| 60 |
0.035 |
| 83 |
0.042 |
| 97 |
0.048 |
| 114 |
0.056 |
| 139 |
0.066 |
| 158 |
0.074 |
| 190 |
0.086 |
| 207 |
0.093 |
| 229 |
0.102 |
| 256 |
0.111 |
| 278 |
0.118 |
| 295 |
0.124 |
Measurement Method: Four-probe resistance
"In the 1.5-300 K temperature range electrical resistivity data were obtained with a standard four point DC method in a H
4 cryostat." No additional measurement details were noted.
Cautions: Unevaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 1 of the paper.
Magnetic Susceptibility for ; [Y-Ni-B-C]
| Applied Field (T) |
Temperature (K) |
Magnetic Susceptibility (arbitrary) |
| 0 |
5.1 |
-0.99 |
| 0 |
7.6 |
-0.99 |
| 0 |
9.2 |
-0.99 |
| 0 |
10.4 |
-0.97 |
| 0 |
11.0 |
-0.91 |
| 0 |
11.6 |
-0.65 |
| 0 |
12.0 |
-0.26 |
| 0 |
12.3 |
-0.11 |
| 0 |
12.7 |
-0.05 |
| 0 |
13.2 |
-0.01 |
| 0 |
13.9 |
0.00 |
| 10 |
5.0 |
-0.07 |
| 10 |
7.6 |
-0.08 |
| 10 |
9.9 |
-0.08 |
| 10 |
11.7 |
-0.06 |
| 10 |
13.1 |
-0.03 |
| 10 |
14.0 |
0.00 |
Measurement Method: SQUID magnetometer
"Susceptibility and magnetization measurements were performed in a commercial SQUID magnetometer (by Quantum Design). ... The transition width, defined as the temperature difference between 10% and 90% of the transition, was ΔT
c = 1.4 K. The annealing procedure had no effect on the transition onset and width. ... Using the Beam model it is possible to (evaluate) the critical current density from the irreversible magnetization. ... We defined the first critical field at a fixed temperature as the point where the M-H linear behaviour is lost. To (evaluate) H
we observed the derivative of the magnetization with respect to the applied magnetic field versus the applied field, and we identified the field where the derivative is no longer constant and equal to -1. ...the upper critical field... was identified as the... field for the temperature at which no appreciable diamagnetic contribution could be detected."
Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 2 of the paper.
Irreversibility Field for ; [Y-Ni-B-C]
| Temperature (K) |
Irreversibility Field (T) |
| 5.0 |
1.75 |
| 6.0 |
1.50 |
| 6.75 |
1.25 |
| 7.75 |
1.00 |
| 8.5 |
0.75 |
| 10.0 |
0.50 |
| 11.5 |
0.25 |
Measurement Method: SQUID magnetometer
"Susceptibility and magnetization measurements were performed in a commercial SQUID magnetometer (by Quantum Design). ... The transition width, defined as the temperature difference between 10% and 90% of the transition, was ΔT
c = 1.4 K. The annealing procedure had no effect on the transition onset and width. ... Using the Beam model it is possible to (evaluate) the critical current density from the irreversible magnetization. ... We defined the first critical field at a fixed temperature as the point where the M-H linear behaviour is lost. To (evaluate) H
we observed the derivative of the magnetization with respect to the applied magnetic field versus the applied field, and we identified the field where the derivative is no longer constant and equal to -1. ...the upper critical field... was identified as the... field for the temperature at which no appreciable diamagnetic contribution could be detected."
Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 4 of the paper.
Critical Flux Density Hc1 for ; [Y-Ni-B-C]
| Temperature (K) |
Crit.Mag.Flux Density Hc1 (mT) |
| 6 |
15.9 |
| 7 |
14.7 |
| 8 |
13.3 |
| 9 |
10.9 |
| 10 |
9.0 |
| 11 |
5.9 |
| 12 |
2.8 |
Measurement Method: SQUID magnetometer
"Susceptibility and magnetization measurements were performed in a commercial SQUID magnetometer (by Quantum Design). ... The transition width, defined as the temperature difference between 10% and 90% of the transition, was ΔT
c = 1.4 K. The annealing procedure had no effect on the transition onset and width. ... Using the Beam model it is possible to (evaluate) the critical current density from the irreversible magnetization. ... We defined the first critical field at a fixed temperature as the point where the M-H linear behaviour is lost. To (evaluate) H
we observed the derivative of the magnetization with respect to the applied magnetic field versus the applied field, and we identified the field where the derivative is no longer constant and equal to -1. ...the upper critical field... was identified as the... field for the temperature at which no appreciable diamagnetic contribution could be detected."
Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 4 of the paper.
