• DocumentCode
    1549309
  • Title

    Development of a microprocessor-based four probe DC resistivity setup for Tc measurement of superconducting materials

  • Author

    Pragasam, R. ; Murthy, V.R.K. ; Viswanathan, B. ; Natarajan, T.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Indian Inst. of Technol., Madras, India
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    10/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    792
  • Lastpage
    795
  • Abstract
    The design of a microprocessor-based resistivity measurement system for high transition temperature (Tc) superconducting materials is described. This design includes interfacing an Intel 8085 microprocessor system with an IBM-compatible personal computer (PC) through RS-232C serial communication. This design is used to measure resistivity for superconducting samples of YBa2Cu 3O7-x and strontium/potassium substituted YBa2Cu3O7-x. A correction method is described for the parameters whose values are changing throughout the measurement period to minimize the measurement errors
  • Keywords
    barium compounds; computer interfaces; computerised instrumentation; electrical conductivity measurement; high-temperature superconductors; microcomputer applications; superconducting transition temperature; yttrium compounds; IBM-compatible personal computer; Intel 8085 microprocessor; RS-232C serial communication; Tc measurement; YBa2Cu3O7-x; YBaKCuO; YBaSrCuO; correction; four probe DC measurement method; high temperature superconductors; interfacing; measurement errors; microprocessor-based resistivity measurement; superconducting materials; Conductivity; Convergence; Damping; Frequency; Microprocessors; Parameter estimation; Probes; Superconducting device noise; Superconducting materials; Superconducting transition temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9456
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/19.58628
  • Filename
    58628