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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 311-317 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications |
Volume | 234 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Dec 1994 |
Bibliographical note
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.
Funders | Funder number |
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Israeli Ministry of Science and the Arts | |
European Commission | CI-1-CT93-0069 |