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Anisotropic growth morphology and platelet formation in large grain Y–Ba–Cu–O grown by seeded peritectic solidification

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Wai Lo ,
D. A. Cardwell  and
J. C. L. Chow
Wai Lo
Affiliation:
IRC in Superconductivity, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
D. A. Cardwell
Affiliation:
IRC in Superconductivity, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
J. C. L. Chow
Affiliation:
IRC in Superconductivity, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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Abstract

The characteristic platelet-like structure of large grain superconducting Y–Ba–Cu–O fabricated using peritectic solidification techniques has been documented widely as a key microstructural feature of this material. The platelet formation mechanism is investigated via a detailed comparison of the difference in morphology of YBa2Cu3O7–δ (123) growth fronts propagating along different lattice directions. The development of YBa2Cu3O7–δ dendrites between the growth front and local Y2BaCuO5 (211) particles is observed to be a key feature of the growth mechanism along all directions. Dendrites broaden rapidly for growth fronts propagating along the c-axis due to the enhanced growth rate of Y–Ba–Cu–O in the a-b plane to yield a uniform, regular growth morphology. Dendrite broadening is inhibited for grain growth along the a-b directions, however, due to the slower growth rate along the c-axis, which yields an irregular extended growth front. Growth along the a/b direction commonly results in the formation of regions consisting of 123 dendrites which may connect 211 particles. Continued solidification of the 123 phase in such regions results in the development of platelet structures perpendicular to the crystallographic c-axis in the YBa2Cu3O7–δ phase matrix which may impede the flow of current through the grain in the superconducting state.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 13 , Issue 5 , May 1998 , pp. 1141 - 1146
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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