HRTEM of extended defects in Tl-2212 thin films
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Phillips Lab./VTMC, Kirtland AFB, NM (United States)
- Dupont Superconductivity, Wilmington, DE (United States)
Many applications of high temperature superconductors, HTS, require the presence of lattice defects in the material structure to suppress the motion of magnetic vortices and enhance the critical current density, J{sub c}. The microstructure of Tl{sub 2}Ba{sub 2}CaCu{sub 2}O{sub 8{minus}{delta}} (Tl-2212) thin films which have extended defects induced by high energy Au and Cu ion irradiation is studied using high resolution transmission electron microscopy, HRTEM, with slow scan digital imaging. In order to optimize the HTS properties and better analyze the consequent microstructural modification, the fluence is varied. At moderate fluences, resulting in {approximately}4% reduction of the superconducting transition, large enhancements of J{sub c} and vortex pinning potential are observed. The density and microstructure of isolated defects and surrounding structure will be discussed and compared to damage profiles calculated using the TRIM code. Correlation will be made between the HRTEM results and the changes in HTS properties.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 432995
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--97-0218C; CONF-961202--53; ON: DE97002643
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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