Possible presence of 2234 phase with T c(zero) of 95 K in a Bi-Pb-Sb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O ceramic

Abstract
Samples of Bi1.84Pb0.34Sb0.1Sr2Ca2Cu3Oy ceramic were prepared by a direct sintering and air quenching method. A new phase with Tc(zero) of 95 K is detected inside multiphased samples by resistivity and susceptibility measurements. Powder x‐ray diffraction analysis indicates that the structure is orthorhombic with cell parameters a=5.41 Å, b=5.44 Å, c=43.35 Å. The (Bi, Pb)2Sr2Ca3Cu4Oy composition is determined by x‐ray energy dispersion analysis.