Giant microwave absorption in fine powders of superconductors

Csosz, G.; Markus, B. G.; Janossy, A.; Nemes, N. M.; Muranyi, F.; Klupp, G.; Kamaras, K.; Kogan, V. G.; Bud’ko, S. L.; Canfield, P. C.; Simon, F.

doi:10.1038/s41598-018-29750-7

Title: Giant microwave absorption in fine powders of superconductors

Journal Article · 31 July 2018 · Scientific Reports

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29750-7 · OSTI ID:1464489

Csosz, G. ^[1]; Markus, B. G. ^[1]; Janossy, A. ^[1];

^[2]; Muranyi, F. ^[3]; Klupp, G. ^[4];

^[4]; Kogan, V. G. ^[5]; Bud’ko, S. L. ^[5]; Canfield, P. C. ^[5]; Simon, F. ^[1]

Budapest Univ. of Technology and Economics and MTA-BME Lendulet Spintronics Research Group (PROSPIN), Budapest (Hungary)
Dept. de Fisica de Materiales Univ. Complutense de Madrid, Madrid (Spain)
Mettler-Toledo GmbH, Nanikon (Switzerland)
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest (Hungary)
Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)

Enhanced microwave absorption, larger than that in the normal state, is observed in fine grains of type-II superconductors (MgB₂ and K₃C₆₀) for magnetic fields as small as a few % of the upper critical field. The effect is predicted by the theory of vortex motion in type-II superconductors, however its direct observation has been elusive due to skin-depth limitations; conventional microwave absorption studies employ larger samples where the microwave magnetic field exclusion significantly lowers the absorption. We show that the enhancement is observable in grains smaller than the penetration depth. In conclusion, a quantitative analysis on K₃C₆₀ in the framework of the Coffey–Clem (CC) theory explains well the temperature dependence of the microwave absorption and also allows to determine the vortex pinning force constant.

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Research Organization:: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11358

OSTI ID:: 1464489

Report Number(s):: IS-J-9647; PII: 29750

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Vol. 8, Issue 1; ISSN 2045-2322

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