Influence of random point defects introduced by proton irradiation on the flux creep rates and magnetic field dependence of the critical current density J c of co-evaporated GdBa2Cu3O7-δ coated conductors

We report the influence of random point defects introduced by 3 MeV proton irradiation (doses of 0.5 ×1016, 1 ×1016, 2 ×1016 and 6 ×1016 cm-2) on the vortex dynamics of co-evaporated 1.3 μm thick, GdBa2Cu3O7-δ coated conductors. Our results indicate that the inclusion of additional random point defe...

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Autores: Haberkorn, Nestor Fabian, Kim, Jeehoon, Suarez, Sergio Gabriel, Lee, Jae Hun, Moon, S. H.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/180293
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/180293
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:COATED CONDUCTORS
PROTON IRRADIATION
VORTEX DYNAMICS
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Sumario:We report the influence of random point defects introduced by 3 MeV proton irradiation (doses of 0.5 ×1016, 1 ×1016, 2 ×1016 and 6 ×1016 cm-2) on the vortex dynamics of co-evaporated 1.3 μm thick, GdBa2Cu3O7-δ coated conductors. Our results indicate that the inclusion of additional random point defects reduces the low field and enhances the in-field critical current densities J c. The main in-field J c enhancement takes place below 40 K, which is in agreement with the expectations for pinning by random point defects. In addition, our data show a slight though clear increase in flux creep rates as a function of irradiation fluence. Maley analysis indicates that this increment can be associated with a reduction in the exponent μ characterizing the glassy behavior.