Angular dependence of the magnetic properties of thin YBa2Cu3O7 - δ films irradiated with Pb and Xe ions

R. Prozorov, A. Tsameret, Y. Yeshurun, G. Koren, M. Konczykowski, S. Bouffard

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Abstract

We study the angular dependence of the magnetic properties of Y-ba-Cu-O thin films irradiated with 0.86 GeV Pb and 5 GeV Xe ions. For the Pb irradiated samples the critical current has a maximum when the direction of the external magnetic field coincides with the direction of the columnar defects induced by the irradiation. For the Xe irradiated samples such anisotropy in the critical current was not found. The pinning force density obeys a scaling law of the form bp(1 - b)q, where b = Hext/Hirr (T), and Hext and Hirr are the external and the irreversibility fields, respectively. The exponents p and q depend on the type and direction of the irradiation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)311-317
Number of pages7
JournalPhysica C: Superconductivity and its Applications
Volume234
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Dec 1994

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Funding Information:
This project has been jointly supported by an International Cooperation Grant of the European Union under contract number CI-1-CT93-0069 and the Israeli Ministry of Science and the Arts.

Funding

This project has been jointly supported by an International Cooperation Grant of the European Union under contract number CI-1-CT93-0069 and the Israeli Ministry of Science and the Arts.

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Israeli Ministry of Science and the Arts
European CommissionCI-1-CT93-0069

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