X-ray Data and Transition Temperature Measurements of Ca Doped Bi2Sr2La2Cu3O10+δ Superconductor

Abstract

We studied the effect of Ca- doping on the properties of Bi-based superconductors by
adding differ ent amounts of CaO
to the Bi
2
Sr2La2-xCaxCu3O10+δ
compound. consequently, we
obtained three samples A,B and C with x=0.0, 0.4 and 0.8 respectively. The usual solid-state
reaction method has been applied under optimum conditions. The x-ray diffraction analy sis
showed that the samples A and B have tetragonal structures conversely the sample C has an
orthorhombic structure. In addition XRD analysis show that decreasing the c-axis lattice
constant and thus decreasing the ratio c/a for samples A,B and C resp ectively. The X-ray
florescence proved that the compositions of samples A,B and C with the ratio of
Bi:Sr :La(Ca):Cu which were about 2:2:2:3. Resistivity were measured at different
temperatures under zero magnetic f ields and the data were interp reted. Sample A shows that
semiconductor behavior, sa mple B showed a metal behavior andsa mple C showed a
sup erconductor behaviors with transition temperatureat zeroresistanceTc( off set)
were 85 K .