Abstract
Three polycrystalline Bi 2Sr 2CaCu 2O 8, Bi 2Sr 2CaCu 2O 8 with carbon nanotubes, Bi 2Sr 2CaCu 2O 8 with NbSe 2 nanotubes were synthesized by solid state reaction method and studied by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, magnetization measurements, and high resolution transmission electron microscopy. The critical temperature T C for the three compounds was about 85 K. There is an enhancement in the critical current density, J C for samples with carbon and NbSe 2 nanotubes as compared with pure Bi 2Sr 2CaCu 2O 8. The enhancement provides evidence that wetting exists for the two doped samples investigated.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 271-277 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Nanotubes
- Superconductivity
- Wetting
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics