Fabrication of PbO-Type Structure β-FeSe Superconductor Ceramics by Solid State Reaction Method

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PbO-type structure β-FeSe superconductor ceramic were successfully prepared by solid state sinter method in high vacuum state. The structures of the ceramics were investigated by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. X-ray diffraction indicates that the sample prepared by two-steps method exhibited a much improved crystallinity. And as sintering temperature increases to 700°C, secondary phase Fe7Se8 phase peak disappear and α-Fe peak weakened. Besides, the ceramic prepared in 700°C exhibited a denser surface morphology in comparison to that prepared in 410°C and its composition is closer to the chemical formula FeSe according to EDX compositional analyses. It was noted that the resistivity of the sample, sintered at 700°C using two-steps sinter method, shows a linear metallic behavior from room temperature and onset is around T = 7.5 K.

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