Growth of superconducting single-crystalline (Lu, Ca)Ba2Cu3O7-d whiskers

Authors :: Yoshimi Kubo
M. Nagasawa
Takahide Yamaguchi
Shunsuke Tsuda
S. Ogawara
T. Okutsu
Satoshi Ishii
Yoshikazu Mizuguchi
K. Deguchi
Yoshihiko Takano
T. Watanabe
Masanori Nagao
Fumiaki Tomioka
Publication Year :: 2008
Publisher :: arXiv, 2008.
Abstract: Single-crystalline (Lu, Ca)Ba2Cu3O7-d (Lu(Ca)123) whiskers have been successfully grown using the Te-doping method. X-ray diffraction patterns of Lu(Ca)123 whiskers showed sharp (0 0 l) peaks corresponding to REBa2Cu3O7-d phase (RE = rare earth elements). Transport measurements showed that the superconducting transition occurred at 83 K in the obtained whiskers.<br />Comment: 3 pages, 3 figures, ISS2008