ZERO FIELD EXCESS CONDUCTIVITY STUDIES IN THE Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O SYSTEM

The excess conductivity (∆σ) data on several samples of 85 K phase and 110 K phase of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O system were fitted to a sum of direct (AL) and indirect (MT) contribution of fluctuation induced excess conductivity, in the mean field region. The samples of the 85 K phase are of compositions Bi2Sr2CaCu2Oy, Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ag0.8Oy, and Bi2Sr2.14Ca0.86Cu2Oy with Tc (zero) of 78.9 K, 86.5 K and 81.8 K respectively. The two samples of 110 K phase with composition Bi1.2Pb0.3Sr1.5Ca2Cu3Oy were prepared from nitrate and citrate routes respectively and have Tc (zero) of 105.3 K and 102.9 K. We find from our analysis relatively strong pair-breaking effects in both 85 K and 110 K phases, indicating the contribution of Maki-Thompson term to the excess conductivity to be rather insignificant. The average value estimated for the phase-breaking time for the 85 K and 110 K phases are (3.7±0.5)×10−16s and(11.3±1.6)×10−16s respectively, at 100 K.