[en] We report on the growth of Cu whiskers (10 mu m in linear transverse size) at the surface of a YBCO pellet, in a sulfur-rich atmosphere at a high synthesis temperature. Growth arises from inside the pellet since there is no Cu in the surrounding atmosphere. We present the experimental conditions and electron microscopic observations. We briefly propose a mechanism based on chemical considerations, in particular, a Cu reductive nucleation of the CuS phase at the surface of YBCO. Natural phenomena, laboratory findings, and computer simulation work (based on an Eden model) support this interpretation.
Disciplines :
Physics
Author, co-author :
Cloots, Rudi ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie (sciences) > Chimie inorganique structurale - Doyen de la Faculté des Sciences
Krekels, T.
Warin, R.
Vandewalle, Nicolas ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique statistique
Ausloos, Marcel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique statistique appliquée et des matériaux - S.U.P.R.A.S.
Language :
English
Title :
Copper whisker growth from inside sulfur-doped YBa2Cu307-X pellets
Publication date :
June 1995
Journal title :
Journal of Solid State Chemistry
ISSN :
0022-4596
eISSN :
1095-726X
Publisher :
Academic Press, San Diego, United States - California
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