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Pinning behavior of Nb/sub 3/Ge thin film superconductors

Conference · · IEEE Trans. Magn.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6531393
Nb/sub 3/Ge thin film superconductors have been prepared by coevaporation and cosputtering on hot sapphire substrates. Films were analyzed by X-ray and backscattering techniques. Critical current density, J/sub c/, has been determined between 4.2 K and T/sub c/ in magnetic fields up to 13 Tesla; upper critical field, B/sub c2/, was obtained from resistive transition or by extrapolation from J/sub c/. Pinning in coevaporated films obeys temperature scaling, whereas cosputtered films have their pinning maximum at a constant field value, B/sub p/. A correlation between B/sub p/ and the Nb/sub 3/Ge film microstructure is suggested as pinning increases with B/sub p/. 13 refs.
Research Organization:
Kernforschungszent Karlsruhe, Ger
OSTI ID:
6531393
Report Number(s):
CONF-810340-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Magn.; (United States) Journal Volume: MAG-17:5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English