INVESTIGATION OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF BI2SR2CA2CU3O10+Θ CERAMIC SUPERCONDUCTOR WITH ADDITION OF SILICON CARBIDE NANOPARTICLES

Authors

1 Non-Metallic Materials Research Group, Niroo Research Institute (NRI), Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran

Abstract

In this research, the effect of addition of silicon carbide (SiC) nanoparticles on the improvement of the structural, superconductivity, magnetic, and flux pinning properties of high-temperature superconductor Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Ca2Cu3O10+θ (Bi-2223) was investigated. The Bi-2223 ceramic superconductor was prepared using the sol-gel method, and silicon carbide nanoparticles were modified by Azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN). The X-ray diffractometry, feild emission scanning electron microscopy, magnetic susceptibility, and hystersis loop measurements were performed to characterize the synthesized compounds. Based on the magnetic measurements, the superconductivity transition temperature dropped with an increase in the content of nanoparticles. Also, the maximum magnetization, hysteresis loop width, critical current density, and magnetic flux pinning force belonged to the sample with 0.4 wt.% SiC nanoparticles.

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Journal of Advanced Materials in Engineering (Esteghlal)
Volume 40, Issue 4
March 2022
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