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      Yttrium barium copper oxide; flux technique; crystal growth; highTc superconducting oxide

    • Abstract

       

      Studies on the single crystal growth of YBa2Cu3O7−x show that the growth conditions have not been optimised yet and they vary in many ways. Here we report the growth of single crystals of YBCO in the size range 0·5–1·2 mm from nonstoichiometric melts. We have made systematic variations in the flux composition (constituting CuO and BaCO3) in order to arrive at an optimum composition for consistently getting single crystals of size 0·5–1·2 mm. The tetragonal phase was confirmed by X-ray diffraction and single crystallinity by the Laue technique. Superconductivity was confirmed in oxygenannealed crystals.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      N V Chandra Shekar1 J Suresh1 2 K Govinda Rajan1 G V N Rao1

      1. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam - 603 102, India
      2. St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirapalli - 620 002, India

    • Dates

       
      Published
      December 1988
      Manuscript received
      30 September 1988
      Manuscript revised
      17 November 1988

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