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Properties of aligned YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} superconductor as a function of oxygen deficiency {delta}

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OSTI ID:10187791
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  1. Talca Univ. (Chile). Faculty of Natural Resources
  2. Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Physics
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
  4. General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States). Corporate Research and Development Lab.
Systematic studies of flux pinning and intragrain critical current J{sub c} were conducted in magnetically aligned, sintered Y{sub 1}Ba{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} material as a function of oxygen deficiency {delta} in the range 0 {approximately} 0.2. The essential findings are: (1) maximum J{sub c} occurred at full oxygenation, i.e., J{sub c} and pinning decreased steadily as oxygen was removed; (2) the irreversibility line B{sub irr}(T,{delta}) was degraded with the introduction of oxygen defects; (3) this degradation was strongly correlated with the reduction of J{sub c}({delta}), implying that the irreversibility line is determined by the strength of the flux pinning defects; (4) the condensation energy F{sub c} decreased significantly with {delta}, indicating a rapid weakening in the effectiveness of pre-existing pinning centers; (5) both {lambda} and {xi} increased as oxygen was removed, while (6) their ratio {kappa} and the superconductive anisotropy parameter {gamma} = ({lambda}{sub c}/{lambda}{sub ab}) {approx} 5 varied little for {delta} {le} 0.2.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
10187791
Report Number(s):
CONF-920916--2; ON: DE93001707
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English