The production of high performance YBa2Cu3O7 using nitrogen dioxide
- 31 January 1990
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Materials Research
- Vol. 5 (1) , 22-26
- https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.1990.0022
Abstract
Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) was used to show that the elemental homogeneity of YBa2Cu3O7 powders can be improved substantially by heating the powder in a nitrogen dioxide-containing atmosphere (e.g., 950°C), followed by annealing in oxygen at 950°C, and slow-cooling to room temperature. The improved homogeneity results in a substantially larger flux exclusion signal for the NO2-treated powder, as measured by both ac and dc techniques. The experimental results suggest a mechanism which involves the formation of a small amount of molten Ba(NO3)2, which acts as a flux that dissolves the constituents and reprecipitates them as high purity YBa2Cu3O7.Keywords
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