PHYSICA B-CONDENSED MATTER, cilt.407, sa.14, ss.2820-2824, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)
In the present study, the effect of heat treatment conditions on the structural/microstructural, electrical and transport properties, such as thermoelectric power and thermal conductivity, of the Y-358 system was investigated. The Y-123 phase instead of Y-358 were obtained with heat treatments. XRD and SEM analyses showed that the best structural formation was obtained for the sample prepared at 900 degrees C for 24 h. All the samples exhibited the T-c value around 91 K. Positive S(T) value was obtained in all the samples. S(T) data was analyzed by "Two band model with linear T-term". In thermal conductivity of the samples, small peak with broad maximum was found just below T-c, unlike that of the HTc cuprates. (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.