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Electrical and magnetic properties of Gd(Ba2-xLax)Cu3O7+δ

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  • M. Mirzadeh
  • M. Akhavan

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We have studied the structural, electrical, and magnetic properties of the normal and superconducting states Gd(Ba2-xLax)Cu3O7+δ [Gd(BaLa)123] samples with 0.0 ≤x ≤0.8 prepared by the standard solid-state reaction. XRD characterization shows an orthorhombic-tetragonal structural transition at x=0.2. Iodometric titration analysis shows the oxygen content of the samples increase with the increase of La doping. The resistivity curves show that for x≤0.15, there is metallic behavior, and for x≥0.2, there is a gradual insulating transition behavior in the normal state. The metal-insulator and superconductor-insulator transitions occur between x=0.35 and x=0.4. The superconducting transition temperature decreases with the increase of La content as two-step curve. The normal-state resistivity is fitted for two and three dimensional variable range hopping (2D&3D-VRH) and Coulomb gap (CG) regimes, separately. The results show that the dominant mechanism is CG for x≤0.35, and VRH for x≥0.4. The pinning energy U, derived from the thermally activated flux creep (TAFC) model and Ambegaokar-Halperin (AH) theory, shows a power-law relation as U∼H -β. The critical current density decreases with the increase of La doping and magnetic field. The E-J curves show that the induced electric field increases with the increase of magnetic field and La concentration. The magnetization measurements indicate that the critical penetration fields and magnetic current density decrease with La doping. Copyright EDP Sciences/Società Italiana di Fisica/Springer-Verlag 2005

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  • M. Mirzadeh & M. Akhavan, 2005. "Electrical and magnetic properties of Gd(Ba2-xLax)Cu3O7+δ," The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, Springer;EDP Sciences, vol. 43(3), pages 305-318, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eurphb:v:43:y:2005:i:3:p:305-318
    DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2005-00058-x
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