Abstract
We investigated the effect of Zn on the superconducting properties of c-axis oriented, 30 mm in diameter, single domain Dy–Ba–Cu–O (DyBCO) bulk superconductors fabricated with a top-seeded melt growth process in air using Nd–Ba–Cu–O as a seed crystal. It was observed that the superconducting transition temperature (Tc) decreased monotonically with Zn doping compared to that of the undoped DyBCO sample. A pronounced peak effect with high critical current density (Jc) was observed in the field range of above 1.5 T for an optimal Zn doped DyBCO sample and the peak position shifted to lower fields with increasing the Zn-content. The maximum trapped magnetic flux density (Bmax) of Zn-free DyBCO bulk sample was found to be 0.77 T, and 0.83 T for an optimal Zn doped DyBCO at 77 K. These results suggest that a small amount of Zn plays an important role in enhancing both Jc and trapped field and the peak effect is comparable to those of the LRE–Ba–Cu–O system (LRE: light rare earth element, Nd, Sm, Eu and Gd) and more pronounced than that of the YBCO system.
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