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Vortex dynamics in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8-thin films in the presence of columnar defects
P. HaibachG. WirthU. FreyH. AdrianTh. KlugeF. Hillmersubject
Materials scienceFlux pinningCondensed matter physicsElectrical resistivity and conductivityGeneral Materials ScienceActivation energyIrradiationThin filmCondensed Matter PhysicsAnisotropyCrystallographic defectAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsAmorphous soliddescription
With heavy ion irradiation we create continous amorphous columnar defects in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8-thin films. With regard to a reliable comparison of irradiation effects three of four identical striplines on the same samples were exposed to different irradiation procedures. We performed irradiations as well parallel as under different angles with respect to the film $$\vec c$$ -axis. Beside an enlarged normal state resistivity after irradiation the films suffer a Tc-reduction proportional to the volume of the damaged material. The activation energy ascertained from resistive transitions shows best enhancement for magnetic field values close to the matching field. Measurements of the transport critical current density, the activation energy and the irreversibility field in different field orientations show no anisotropic flux pinning due to the induced columnar defects. This can be explained by the two dimensional behaviour of the Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8-thin films.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-12-01 | Journal of Low Temperature Physics |