Table 1 Sample heat treatment schedules, magnetic onsets and critical current densities at 4.2 K at both 0.5 and 10 T.

From: Effect of heat treatments on superconducting properties and connectivity in K-doped BaFe2As2

 

Sample ID

1st HT temp (°C)

1st HT time (h)

2nd HT temp (°C)

2nd HT time (h)

Tc,mag (K)

Jc(0.5 T,4.2 K)

(A/cm2)

Jc(10 T,4.2 K)

(A/cm2)

Varying 1st HT temperature

600/600

600

20

600

10

33.8

1.07 × 105

1.08 × 104

675/600

675

34.5

1.40 × 105

1.25 × 104

750/600

750

34.4

1.84 × 105

1.61 × 104

825/600

825

34.3

1.16 × 105

1.15 × 104

Varying 2nd HT temperature

750/600

750

20

600

10

34.4

1.84 × 105

1.61 × 104

750/675

675

35.6

0.82 × 105

0.59 × 104

750/750

750

35.2

0.61 × 105

0.33 × 104

  1. In the two series the same sample is marked with bold fonts.