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Synthesis and Characterization of GLBCO-123 Phase: Gd<sub>1-x</sub>L<sub>x</sub>Ba<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>3</sub>O<sub>7-δ</sub> (x = 0.0 - 0.5)
Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Udayana University, Badung, Indonesia
Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Udayana University, Badung, Indonesia
Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Udayana University, Badung, Indonesia
Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Udayana University, Badung, Indonesia
- 1 Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Udayana University, Badung, Indonesia
- 2 Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Udayana University, Badung, Indonesia
- 3 Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Udayana University, Badung, Indonesia
- 4 Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Udayana University, Badung, Indonesia
Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering·Volume 05 (2017)·Pages 49–57·Published 10 November 2017·DOI10.4236/msce.2017.511005
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Abstract
Investigation of the substitution process can provide a better understanding of the superconducting mechanisms in cuprous oxide materials. In this work the effects of substitution Lanthanum (La) for Gadolinium (Gd) on the structure and oxygen content for x = 0.0 - 0.5 in the compound Gd 1-x La x Ba 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ (GLBCO-123 phase) have been investigated. Samples were synthesized by using a wet-mixing method from powders of Gd 2 O 2 , La 2 O 2 , BaO, CuO, and solution of HNO 3 . Based on the analysis of XRD data and SEM-EDXA, it confirms that the sample has formed the GLBCO-123 phase, as expected. It has been obtained that the lattice parameters a and c are increased while the parameter b is slightly decreased with increasing content of Lanthanum. The oxygen content slightly decreased and structure of the Gd 1-x La x Ba 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ phase changed from orthorhombic to tetragonal with increasing the content of Lanthanum.
KeywordsGd<sub>1-x</sub>La<sub>x</sub>Ba<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>3</sub>O<sub>7-δ<
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