High Tc superconducting materials with chemical formula Gd1-xPr xBa2Cu3O7-δ, where x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 were prepared by ceramic route. XRD studies confirm the orthorhombic pervoskite structure. Electrical resistivity measurement shows that Tc decreases with increasing Pr concentration. Copper valency and oxygen content decreasing with increasing Pr content. Value of n(CuO2) decreases with increasing x and oxygen deficiency (δ) has a linear dependence with (2x+δ). SQUID investigation reveals that Bohr magneton number and Curie constant are decreasing with increasing Pr concentration. Annihilation of superconductivity may be owing to reduction in CuO2 charge carriers or magnetic pair breaking.
Gd-123 HTSC; oxygen content; electrical resistivity; Curie - Weiss law
