Abstract
Nd 1+ x Ba 2− x Cu 3O 7− δ (123) bulk superconductors have been synthesised by the oxygen controlled melt growth method. Unlike the YBaCuO system, platinum doping or Nd 4Ba 2Cu 2O 10 (422) rich compositions do not refine the peritectic ‘422’ secondary phase, but the latter improves the microstructural quality. Low oxygen partial pressure and high purity precursors are necessary to achieve in a reproducible manner high T c and J c (up to 56 000 A/cm 2 in 0 T and 30 000 A/cm 2 under 1.5 T). The fishtail effect observed at 77 K is compared with the one observed in the YBCO system, and is discussed in terms of oxygen deficiency, Nd–Ba substitution, defects and vortex lattice. Our TEM observations did not evidence any Nd–Ba substituted clusters in the Nd123 matrix; however, some diffuse streaks, observed in the [100] zone ED pattern, support the fact that the source of the peak effect in this system is mainly due to oxygen disorder and low stability of the orthorhombic phase.
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