Preparation of the Bi2−xAgxBa2−ySryCa2CO2Cu3O10+δ High-Temperature Superconductor and Investigating the Effects of Single and Double Partial Substitution of Ag in Bi and Sr in Ba on Structural and Electrical Properties
M. A. Hamood, M. M. Al-Slivani, N. A. Ismael
Department of Physics, College of Sciences, University of Mosul, Al Majmoaa Str., 41002 Mosul, Iraq
Received: 03.07.2025; final version - 15.10.2025. Download: PDF
This study investigates the preparation of superconductor samples of Bi2−xAgxBa2−ySryCa2CO2Cu3O10+δ using the solid-state reaction method with partial substitution of silver in both Bi and Ba at ratios of x = 0, 0.15, 0.25 and y = 0, 0.15, 0.25. X-ray diffraction is used to analyse the crystal structure, revealing a tetragonal structure with an increase in the c-axis length at an Ag substitution ratio of x = 0.15. Electrical-resistivity and critical-temperature (Tc) measurements are conducted using four-probe methods, showing an increase in Tc with Ag substitution up to x = 0.15, where Tc values reach 137.7 K and 162.5 K for the Ag-substituted samples. As observed, the oxygen content δ has a direct correlation with Tc, increasing as Tc improves. These results provide valuable insights into enhancing the properties of high-temperature superconductors through chemical substitutions and oxygen distribution, with promising implications for future applications in energy systems and magnetic-transportation technologies.
Key words: superconductor, solid-state reaction method, sintering and annealing process, structural and electrical properties.
URL: https://mfint.imp.kiev.ua/en/abstract/v48/i03/0293.html
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/mfint.48.03.0293
PACS: 61.05.cp, 74.25.Fy, 74.25.Ha, 74.62.Bf, 74.62.Dh, 74.72.-h
Citation: M. A. Hamood, M. M. Al-Slivani, and N. A. Ismael, Preparation of the Bi2−xAgxBa2−ySryCa2CO2Cu3O10+δ High-Temperature Superconductor and Investigating the Effects of Single and Double Partial Substitution of Ag in Bi and Sr in Ba on Structural and Electrical Properties, Metallofiz. Noveishie Tekhnol., 48, No. 3: 293–305 (2026)