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Observation of flux creep through columnar defects in YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7] crystals

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States)
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  1. Laboratoire des Solides Irradies, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau (France)
  2. Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States)
  3. Department of Physics, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan (Israel)
  4. IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598 (United States)

Defects in the form of cylindrical amorphous tracks were introduced into YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7] crystals by irradiation with 5.3-GeV Pb ions. The columnar defects formed provide maximum possible pinning of flux lines parallel to the tracks and induce giant enhancement of magnetic irreversibility. However, even for this strong pinning, magnetic decay was measured at high temperatures. Relaxation is nonlogarithmic and exhibits an increase of the effective barrier for flux creep with decreasing persistent current. This behavior is interpreted in the framework of the nucleation creep model.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
6671374
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States) Vol. 47:9; ISSN PRBMDO; ISSN 0163-1829
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English