Two techniques for preparing Y-Ba-Cu-O/Ag specimens are presented: (a) solid-state reaction, and (b) normal precursors dissolved in hot concentrated nitric acid and dried in air. The samples are characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), scanning Auger, X-ray diffraction, optical microscopy and electrical resistivity measurements. In comparison with a normal 1-2-3 superconductor it was found that the normalized resistance [R(T)/R(280 K)] decreases for both preparation methods. The material retained a high initial temperature of superconductivity, Tc, for a maximum of 6% w/o Ag2O during solid-state reaction and 6.5% w/o Ag2O for samples dissolved in hot concentrated nitric acid and dried in air. © 1994 Chapman & Hall.
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Galván, D. H., Avalos-Borja, M., Farías, M. H., Cota-Araiza, L., Reyes, A., Cruz-Reyes, J., … Maple, M. B. (1994). Effect of silver in Y1Ba2Cu3O7-x samples. Journal of Materials Science, 29(10), 2713–2718. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00356822
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