The tetragonal FeSe phase is an intensively investigated iron based superconductor. In this study we examined the influence of Ag addition on the superconducting properties of selenium deficient polycrystalline FeSe0.94. The samples were obtained by
solid state reaction and melting methods. XRD analysis shows the presence of tetragonal phase and EDX analysis establishes inhomogeneous Ag distribution in the grains. The superconducting properties were investigated by fundamental and third harmonic AC magnetic susceptibility. The intergranular critical current determined from AC magnetic susceptibility in the Ag doped sample is several times higher than that in the undoped one, obtained by melting at approximately the same temperatures. Intra-granular current is field independent up to almost 1000 Oe. Using the temperature dependence of third harmonic AC magnetic susceptibility at different DC magnetic fields, the irreversibility lines were obtained for all samples. It is found that Ag addition increased the irreversibility field in comparison with undoped melted and powder sintered samples. All results show that the Ag addition in selenium deficient (FeSe0.94) samples leads to improvement of inter- and intra- granular properties: screening ability, pinning, activation energy and critical current and improves the irreversibility line.
I-V characteristics of polycrystalline Y(1-x)CaxBa2Cu3O(7-{delta}) samples (x=0.025 and 0.20) have been measured at different temperatures and magnetic fields in the range 0.1 T-6.9 T. The scaling behavior has been established for both samples at all
magnetic fields. The dynamic exponent z displays some morphology dependence with higher value for small grain size sample Y0.8Ca0.2Ba2Cu3O(7-{delta}). The static exponent { u} has been determined from {rho} vs. T dependence at given magnetic field. The critical exponents are field independent with one only exception ({ u} - for Y0.975Ca0.025Ba2Cu3O(7-{delta}) sample). This is connected with the special interrelation between the vortex correlation length, {xi}, and intervortex spacing {alpha} ({xi} leq {alpha}) at all magnetic fields above Tg for this sample and its better pinning.
