Orthorhombic YBa2Cu3O7−δ superconductor with TiO2 nanoparticle addition: crystal structure, electric resistivity, and AC susceptibility

• Main Authors: Barood, Fatma, Kechik, Mohd Mustafa Awang, Tee, Tan Sin, Kien, Chen Soo, Pah, Lim Kean, Hong, Kai Jeat, Shaari, Abdul Halim, Baqiah, Hussein, Abdul Karim, Muhammad Khalis, Shabdin, Muhammad Kashfi, Mohd Shariff, Khairul Khaizi, Hashim, Azhan, Suhaimi, Nurbaisyatul Ermiza, Miryala, Muralidhar
• Format: Article
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109407/; https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/13/6/1093
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This article reports the effect of a nanoscale addition of TiO2 on the structure and superconducting parameters of the high-temperature superconductor YBa2Cu3O7-δ (Y123). Polycrystalline compounds of Y123 with different percentages of TiO2, x = 0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, and 1.0, were fabricated using...