Effects of rare earth nanoparticles (M = Sm2O3, Ho2O3, Nd2O3) addition on the microstructure and superconducting transition of Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Ca2Cu3O10+δ ceramics

• Main Authors: Hussein, Baqiah, Shaari, Abdul Halim, Chen, Soo Kien, Lim, Kean Pah, Awang Kechik, Mohd Mustafa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54106/1/Effects%20of%20rare%20earth%20nanoparticles%20.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54106/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol45num4_2016/contentsVol45num4_2016.html

The effect of rare earth nanoparticles, M=Sm2O3, Nd2O3 and Ho2O3 added to (Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Ca2Cu3O10+δ)1-x(M)x, where x = 0.00 - 0.05, superconductor were studied by X-ray diffraction technique (XRD), resistivity (R), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDX). The volu...