Flux-creep studies of vortex pinning in an aligned YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 minus. delta. superconductor with oxygen deficiencies. delta. le 0. 2
- Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1200 (United States)
- Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Building 3115, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6061 (United States) Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1200 (United States)
- Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Building 3115, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6061 (United States)
- General Electric Corporate Research and Development Center, Schenectady, New York 12301 (United States)
Flux-creep measurements were carried out in magnetically aligned, sintered samples of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} with various oxygen deficiencies {delta} (in the range 0{le}{delta}{le}0.2), for temperatures {ital T} in the range from 5 to 75 K, with an applied magnetic field {bold H}{parallel}{ital c} axis of 1 T. The normalized flux-creep rate {ital S}={ital d} ln{ital M}/{ital d} ln{ital t} was determined as a function of {ital T} and {delta}. The effective vortex-pinning potential {ital U}{sub eff}({ital J}) and the pinning energy {ital U}{sub 0} were calculated both in the linear Anderson-Kim approximation as well as in the nonlinear formalism of vortex-glass and collective-pinning theory. The applicability of the nonlinear formalism was tested and discussed. There is a close correspondence between the energy scaling parameter {ital U}{sub 0} of the nonlinear model and the pinning energy of a pointlike pinning center. A comparison of the experimental results with predictions of collective-pinning theory reveals a consistent picture of vortex motion in this family of superconductors.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 7039729
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States), Vol. 46:5; ISSN 0163-1829
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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