Evidence for vortex tunnel dissipation in deoxygenated YBa_(2)Cu_(3)O_(6.4) thin films

We report on transport and magnetic relaxation measurements of deoxygenated YBa_(2)Cu_(3)O_(7-δ) thin films. Strongly oxygen depleted samples with δ=0.6 are produced to ensure the pure two-dimensional nature of the vortex system. Linear resistivity shows a temperature dependence according to ρ_(lin^...

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Autores: Sefrioui, Zouhair, Arias Serna, Diego, Morales, F., Varela Del Arco, María, León Yebra, Carlos, Escudero, R., Santamaría Sánchez-Barriga, Jacobo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2001
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/59642
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/59642
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:537
Ultrathin superconducting films
Glass phase-transition
Quantum creep
Magnetic-relaxation
II superconductors
T-G=0 K
Vortices
Transport.
Electricidad
Electrónica (Física)
2202.03 Electricidad
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Sumario:We report on transport and magnetic relaxation measurements of deoxygenated YBa_(2)Cu_(3)O_(7-δ) thin films. Strongly oxygen depleted samples with δ=0.6 are produced to ensure the pure two-dimensional nature of the vortex system. Linear resistivity shows a temperature dependence according to ρ_(lin^(α))exp[-((T_(0)/T)^(p)]. T_(0) takes a value of 230±10 K over the whole field range, and p changes from 1±0.03 at 2 T to 0.70±0.03 at 8 T. For fields higher than 4 T, dissipation in the linear regime (low current densities) is dominated by quantum variable range hopping ~VRH! of vortices. At high current densities and low temperatures, nonlinear dissipation takes place by quantum creep, characterized by a temperature-independent resistivity and by a saturation of the magnetic relaxation rate.