Saoudel, AbdelmalekAmira, AbderrezakBoudjadja, YazidMahamdioua, NabilAmirouche, L.Varilci, AhmetAltıntaş, Sevgi PolatTerzioğlu, Cabir2021-06-232021-06-2320130921-45261873-2135https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2013.07.024https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/7395We have investigated the effect of addition of carbon nano-tubes (CNT) on the properties of Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Ca2Cu3Oy superconductors. The samples are prepared from commercial powders with addition of 0.1 wt% of CNT. They are characterized by XRD, SEM and magneto-resistivity in the transition region. As it was reported for CNT added Y-123 compounds, the refined cell parameters are practically independent of this kind of addition. Under applied magnetic field, a large broadening of resistive transition is observed. The dissipative behavior of resistivity can be explained using the well known expression, rho=rho(0)(T/T-g-1)(S). The modified vortex-glass to liquid transition theory is used to calculate the values of the glass-transition temperature T-g and the temperature and magnetic field dependent activation energy U-0(B,T). These parameters are seen to decrease with CNT addition and applied magnetic field. Also, we have found that the undoped sample proves a better transition width, residual resistivity (rho(0)) and a higher onset critical transition temperature of about 117.75 K. Also, the appearance of a double resistive transition for both samples is a confirmation of the existence of a secondary phase which plays the role of the weak links at the grain boundaries. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessBi-2223 phaseStructureAdditionFlux PinningArticle10.1016/j.physb.2013.07.02442933372-s2.0-84884510160Q2WOS:000324249300007Q3