$Bi_2O_3$ 첨가하여 소결한 $Y_1Ba_2Cu_3O_{7-y}$계의 초전도성질

Properties of Superconducting Oxide $Y_1Ba_2Cu_3O_{7-y}$ Sintered with $Bi_2O_3$

Electrical and magnetic properties of $Y_1Ba_2Cu_3O_7-y$ sintered with $Bi_2O_3$ have been investigated by levitation experiment and the measurement of electrical resistivity. The effects of $Bi_2O_3$ addition on the microstructure of the sintered specimens were also investigated. The electrical resistivity in the normal state is smaller in $Y_{0.85}Bi_{0.15}Ba_2Cu_3O_{7-y}$, where the Bi is substituted into Y site, than in the basic compound $Y_1Ba_2Cu_3O_{7-y}$ due to improved microstructure. On the other hand, the microstructure is poor and electrical resistivity is larger in the $Y_1Ba_2Cu_3O_{7-y}$ sintered with excess $Bi_2O_3$. It appears that the impurity in grain boundary affect the electrical properties significantly but has little effect on the magnetic property.