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Relationship of low-field microwave absorption to the surface area and sample shape of YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 minus. delta. superconductors

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100378a084· OSTI ID:6386986
The relationship of surface area with the nonresonant low-field microwave absorption (LFMA) was investigated for the YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} powder and solid slab samples that exhibit a critical current of {approximately} 1,200 A/cm{sup 2}. The intensity of the LFMA is found to be dependent on surface area, shape, and particle size. The LFMA intensity is observed to increase linearly with total surface area for the powder samples. It is also proportional to the surface area of slab samples with different shapes but only when the demagnetization factor is taken into account. The temperature dependence of the LFMA intensity is interpreted in terms of the coupling/decoupling of Josephson junctions and the microwave penetration that influence the total surface current. The total generated surface currents are interpreted as the sum of inter- and intragranular currents. It is suggested that the relative contributions of inter- and intragranular currents vary with temperature and sample morphology.
OSTI ID:
6386986
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry; (USA), Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry; (USA) Vol. 94:15; ISSN 0022-3654; ISSN JPCHA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English