Structure and flux pinning properties of irradiation defects in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-x}
We review our investigations of defects produced in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-x} by various forms of irradiation. The defect microstructure has been studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Irradiation enhancements of flux pinning have been studied by SQUID magnetometry on single crystals. In many cases the same single crystals were used in both TEM and SQUID investigations. The primary atom recoil spectra for all the irradiations studied have been carefully calculated and used to correlate the TEM and magnetization results for the different types of irradiation. Correlation of annealing experiments, employing both TEM and SQUID measurements, among several types of irradiation has also yielded information on the different defect structures present. Defect densities, sizes and strain field anisotropies have been determined by TEM. Defect flux pinning anisotropies have been determined for two field orientations in twinned single crystals. The temperature dependences of the flux pinning have been measured. The maximum field of irreversibility at 70 K is shown to change markedly upon both neutron and proton irradiations in some crystals and not others. The defect structure, chemistry and location in the unit cell has been determined in some cases. Some interaction with existing defect structure has been observed in proton and electron irradiations. The damage character and directionality has been determined in GeV ion irradiated crystals.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States); Science and Engineering Research Council, Swindon (United Kingdom)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 10156804
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/CP-76500; CONF-920438-1; ON: DE92016739; CNN: Grant STC-8809854; Grant GR/G43065
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 3. international meeting on critical currents in high {Tc} superconductors,Vienna (Austria),22-24 Apr 1992; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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