The effect of nano-sized (10 - 30 nm) addition on with x = 0 to 0.12 wt.% has been investigated by powder X-ray diffraction method, dc electrical resistance measurements and scanning electron microscopy. The particle size was larger than the coherence length but smaller than the penetration depth of the superconductor. The onset transition temperature (Tc onset) showed no significant changes for low addition (x ≤ 0.02 wt. %) and then decreased monotonically with the increase in content indicating a pair-breaking like mechanism in Tc suppression for x = 0.03 to 0.12 wt. %. A sudden broadening of the superconducting-transition-width for x ≥ 0.11 wt. % was also observed. The transport properties were measured and related to the microstructure. Scanning electron micrographs showed homogeneous distribution of throughout the samples and the distance between particles was smaller than 1 μm but larger than the typical Abrikosov vortex lattice constant.
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27 January 2014
ADVANCES IN CRYOGENIC ENGINEERING: Transactions of the International Cryogenic Materials Conference ICMC Volume 60
17–21 June 2013
Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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January 27 2014
Effect of nano-sized addition on the transport properties of
R. Abd-Shukor;
R. Abd-Shukor
School of Applied Physics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia , 43600 Bangi, Selangor,
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M. H. Nazrin;
M. H. Nazrin
School of Applied Physics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia , 43600 Bangi, Selangor,
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I. Nor Aisyah;
I. Nor Aisyah
School of Applied Physics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia , 43600 Bangi, Selangor,
Malaysia
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W. K. Lee;
W. K. Lee
School of Applied Physics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia , 43600 Bangi, Selangor,
Malaysia
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E. Yusrianto;
E. Yusrianto
School of Applied Physics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia , 43600 Bangi, Selangor,
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A. N. Jannah;
A. N. Jannah
School of Applied Physics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia , 43600 Bangi, Selangor,
Malaysia
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S. A. Halim
S. A. Halim
Department of Physics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor,
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AIP Conf. Proc. 1574, 268–273 (2014)
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R. Abd-Shukor, M. H. Nazrin, I. Nor Aisyah, W. K. Lee, E. Yusrianto, A. N. Jannah, S. A. Halim; Effect of nano-sized addition on the transport properties of . AIP Conf. Proc. 27 January 2014; 1574 (1): 268–273. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4860634
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