Crystal Research and Technology
Cryst. Res. Technol. 44, 930 (2009) - Abstract -

Magneto-transport properties of polycrystalline YBa2(Cu1-xMx)3O7-δ (M = B and Mn)

B. A. Albiss, I. M. Obaidat**, M. Gharaibeh*, W. Hatamleh*, S. A. Barhoum*, and M. K. Hasan*

Physikalisches Institut III, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
*Superconductivity and Magnetic Measurements Laboratory, Physics Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, 22110 Irbid, Jordan
**Department of Physics, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain 17551, United Arab Emirates

Keywords superconductor, chemical doping, vortex pinning, critical current density, grain boundaries
PACS 75.25.Qt, 74.72.Bk, 74.25.Ha
DOI 10.1002/crat.200900306

The magnetic and transport properties of polycrystalline YBa2(Cu1-xMx)3O7-δ (M = B and Mn) superconductor was investigated. Samples of YBa2(Cu1-xMx)3O7-δ doped with several concentrations of boron B (x = 0.05 and 0.1) were investigated using magnetization measurements. A YBa2(Cu1-xMx)3O7-δ sample doped with Mn with concentration of x = 0.02 was investigated using current-voltage (I-V) measurements. Our results on the YBa2(Cu1-xMx)3O7-δ samples reveal a considerable increase in the hysterisis width of the magnetization, M versus the applied magnetic field H with increasing boron concentration. The lower critical field was also found to be enhanced by boron doping. The critical current density Jc was found to be significantly enhanced in the Mn-doped sample. The enhancement of Jc was found to be more significant at the lower temperatures for all applied magnetic fields used (0 Oe, 300 Oe, and 500 Oe). Thus, chemical doping is suggested to enhance the vortex pinning forces in the YBCO samples. From the resistivity (R-T) measurements, chemical doping of the samples was found to have no significant effect on the critical temperature, Tc.




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