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Effect of graphene nanoparticles addition on superconductivity of YBa2Cu3O7~δ synthesized via the thermal treatment method

The development of high-temperature superconductor (HTS) YBa2Cu3O7~δ (Y123) bulks in industrial applications were established years ago. It is one of the developments that currently attracts great attention especially in transportation, superconductor cables and wires. This study is focused on the p...

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Main Authors: Kamarudin, Aliah Nursyahirah, Awang Kechik, Mohd Mustafa, Abdullah, Siti Nabilah, Baqiah, Hussein, Chen, Soo Kien, Abdul Karim, Muhammad Khalis, Ramli, Aima, Kean, Pah Lim, Shaari, Abdul Halim, Miryala, Muralidhar, Murakami, Masato, Talib, Zainal Abidin
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spelling my.upm.eprints.968972022-11-30T05:53:20Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96897/ Effect of graphene nanoparticles addition on superconductivity of YBa2Cu3O7~δ synthesized via the thermal treatment method Kamarudin, Aliah Nursyahirah Awang Kechik, Mohd Mustafa Abdullah, Siti Nabilah Baqiah, Hussein Chen, Soo Kien Abdul Karim, Muhammad Khalis Ramli, Aima Kean, Pah Lim Shaari, Abdul Halim Miryala, Muralidhar Murakami, Masato Talib, Zainal Abidin The development of high-temperature superconductor (HTS) YBa2Cu3O7~δ (Y123) bulks in industrial applications were established years ago. It is one of the developments that currently attracts great attention especially in transportation, superconductor cables and wires. This study is focused on the preparation of the Y123 bulk superconductors by the thermal treatment method due to the promising ways to develop high-quality Y123 superconductors with its simplicity, low cost, and relatively low reaction temperature used during the process. Y123 were added with graphene nanoparticles (x = (0.0–1.0) wt.%). Samples were then characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and alternating current susceptibility (ACS). It was found that Y123 confirmed that the majority of phases in all the XRD patterns was the orthorhombic crystal structure and the Pmmm space group with secondary phases belonged to Y2Ba1Cu1O5 (Y211). The highest Tc obtained when graphene nanoparticles were added in the Y123 sample was x = 1.0 wt.%, followed by x = 0.5 wt.% with 92.64 and 92.59 K, respectively. From the microstructure analysis, the average grain size significantly decreased to 4.754 µm at x = 0.5 wt.%. The addition of graphene nanoparticles had disturbed the grain growth of Y123, affecting the superconducting properties of the samples. On the other hand, the intergranular critical current density, Jcm, was found to increase with graphene nanoparticle addition and had the highest value at x = 1.0 wt.%, indicating that graphene nanoparticles acted as pinning centers in the Y123 matrix. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96897/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Kamarudin, Aliah Nursyahirah and Awang Kechik, Mohd Mustafa and Abdullah, Siti Nabilah and Baqiah, Hussein and Chen, Soo Kien and Abdul Karim, Muhammad Khalis and Ramli, Aima and Kean, Pah Lim and Shaari, Abdul Halim and Miryala, Muralidhar and Murakami, Masato and Talib, Zainal Abidin (2021) Effect of graphene nanoparticles addition on superconductivity of YBa2Cu3O7~δ synthesized via the thermal treatment method. Coatings, 12 (1). art. no. 91. pp. 1-13. ISSN 2079-6412 https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/12/1/91 10.3390/coatings12010091
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description The development of high-temperature superconductor (HTS) YBa2Cu3O7~δ (Y123) bulks in industrial applications were established years ago. It is one of the developments that currently attracts great attention especially in transportation, superconductor cables and wires. This study is focused on the preparation of the Y123 bulk superconductors by the thermal treatment method due to the promising ways to develop high-quality Y123 superconductors with its simplicity, low cost, and relatively low reaction temperature used during the process. Y123 were added with graphene nanoparticles (x = (0.0–1.0) wt.%). Samples were then characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and alternating current susceptibility (ACS). It was found that Y123 confirmed that the majority of phases in all the XRD patterns was the orthorhombic crystal structure and the Pmmm space group with secondary phases belonged to Y2Ba1Cu1O5 (Y211). The highest Tc obtained when graphene nanoparticles were added in the Y123 sample was x = 1.0 wt.%, followed by x = 0.5 wt.% with 92.64 and 92.59 K, respectively. From the microstructure analysis, the average grain size significantly decreased to 4.754 µm at x = 0.5 wt.%. The addition of graphene nanoparticles had disturbed the grain growth of Y123, affecting the superconducting properties of the samples. On the other hand, the intergranular critical current density, Jcm, was found to increase with graphene nanoparticle addition and had the highest value at x = 1.0 wt.%, indicating that graphene nanoparticles acted as pinning centers in the Y123 matrix.
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author Kamarudin, Aliah Nursyahirah
Awang Kechik, Mohd Mustafa
Abdullah, Siti Nabilah
Baqiah, Hussein
Chen, Soo Kien
Abdul Karim, Muhammad Khalis
Ramli, Aima
Kean, Pah Lim
Shaari, Abdul Halim
Miryala, Muralidhar
Murakami, Masato
Talib, Zainal Abidin
spellingShingle Kamarudin, Aliah Nursyahirah
Awang Kechik, Mohd Mustafa
Abdullah, Siti Nabilah
Baqiah, Hussein
Chen, Soo Kien
Abdul Karim, Muhammad Khalis
Ramli, Aima
Kean, Pah Lim
Shaari, Abdul Halim
Miryala, Muralidhar
Murakami, Masato
Talib, Zainal Abidin
Effect of graphene nanoparticles addition on superconductivity of YBa2Cu3O7~δ synthesized via the thermal treatment method
author_facet Kamarudin, Aliah Nursyahirah
Awang Kechik, Mohd Mustafa
Abdullah, Siti Nabilah
Baqiah, Hussein
Chen, Soo Kien
Abdul Karim, Muhammad Khalis
Ramli, Aima
Kean, Pah Lim
Shaari, Abdul Halim
Miryala, Muralidhar
Murakami, Masato
Talib, Zainal Abidin
author_sort Kamarudin, Aliah Nursyahirah
title Effect of graphene nanoparticles addition on superconductivity of YBa2Cu3O7~δ synthesized via the thermal treatment method
title_short Effect of graphene nanoparticles addition on superconductivity of YBa2Cu3O7~δ synthesized via the thermal treatment method
title_full Effect of graphene nanoparticles addition on superconductivity of YBa2Cu3O7~δ synthesized via the thermal treatment method
title_fullStr Effect of graphene nanoparticles addition on superconductivity of YBa2Cu3O7~δ synthesized via the thermal treatment method
title_full_unstemmed Effect of graphene nanoparticles addition on superconductivity of YBa2Cu3O7~δ synthesized via the thermal treatment method
title_sort effect of graphene nanoparticles addition on superconductivity of yba2cu3o7~δ synthesized via the thermal treatment method
publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
publishDate 2021
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96897/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96897/
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/12/1/91
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