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Transport properties of high-temperature superconductor TlBaCaCuO thin films

Thesis/Dissertation ·
OSTI ID:6110602
A detailed study of the transport properties of TiBaCaCuO thin films has been performed within the context of fluctuation conductivity and the Kosterlitz-Thouless transition. The excess conductivities due to the fluctuating amplitude of the superconducting order parameter were measured above the mean field transition temperature (T{sub co}) and found to be consistent with two dimensional fluctuation theory and a linear dependence of normal state resistivity. Moreover the width of the superconducting transition appeared to be narrower than the predictions of the Lawrence-Doniach theory, which might be a consequence of the correlation of the superconducting order over distances of several electronic layers. For T {approx} T{sub co}, the transport properties showed the characteristic features of the Kosterlitz-Thouless transition. The nonlinear current vs voltage and resistivity vs magnetic field characteristics below the Kosterlitz-Thouless transition temperature ({Tc}), together with the exponential inverse square root temperature dependence of the resistivity potential inverse square root temperature dependence of the resistivity just above {Tc} indicate that transition to zero resistance in the ab-plane.
Research Organization:
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN (USA)
OSTI ID:
6110602
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English