Crystal Structure Theory and Application... > Vol.3 No.1, March 2014

V. S. Vinila, Reenu Jacob, Anusha Mony, Harikrishnan G. Nair, Sheelakumari Issac, Sam Rajan, Anitha S. Nair, Jayakumari Isac

Centre for Condensed Matter, Department of Physics, CMS College, Kottayam, India.
Department of Chemistry, UC College, Aluva, India.
Department of Physics, CMS College, Kottayam, India.
Department of Physics, D.B College, Parumala, India.

High-temperature superconductivity in ceramic oxides is a new technology in which advances are occurring at a rapid pace. Here, the author describes some properties of a new nano crystalline ceramic Type II superconductor, PbSrCaCuO. Type II superconductors are usually made of metal alloys or complex oxide ceramics. The PSCCO perovskite phase structure was prepared by the conventional solid state reaction technique. In order to show the viability of the proposed method, super-conducting powder was prepared in special furnace. The sample was analyzed by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Particle size determination, SEM and EDX. The comparison of XRD results with JCPDS files confirmed the orthorhombic structure of the sample with a ≠ b ≠ c and α = β = γ = 90°. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies revealed that its particle size is in the nanometer range. It also confirmed the calculated value of particle size from Debye Scherrer’s formula. EDX spectrum shows the elements of the sample. X-ray instrumental peak broadening analysis was used to evaluate the size and lattice strain by the Williamson-Hall Plot method.

Lead Strontium Calcium Copper Oxide (PSCCO); XRD; SEM; EDX; Debye Scherrer’s Formula; Instrumental Broadening; Williamson-Hall Plot Method

Vinila, V. , Jacob, R. , Mony, A. , Nair, H. , Issac, S. , Rajan, S. , Nair, A. and Isac, J. (2014) XRD Studies on Nano Crystalline Ceramic Superconductor PbSrCaCuO at Different Treating Temperatures. Crystal Structure Theory and Applications, 3, 1-9. doi: 10.4236/csta.2014.31001.