钛离子辐照对MgB2超导薄膜的载流能力和磁通钉扎能力的影响

利用混合物理化学气相沉积法(hybrid physical-chemical vapor deposition, HPCVD)可以制备出高性能的MgB₂超导薄膜, 再对薄膜进行钛(Ti)离子辐照处理.经过辐照处理后的样品被掺入了Ti元素, 与未处理的干净MgB₂样品相比,其超导转变温度没有出现大幅度的下降, 而在外加磁场下的临界电流密度得到了明显的提高,同时样品的上临界磁场也得到了提高. 在温度5 K, 外加垂直磁场为4 T的情况下, Ti离子辐照剂量为1× 10¹³/cm²的样品的临界电流密度达到了1.72× 10⁵ A/cm², 比干净的MgB₂要高出许多,而其超导转变温度仍能维持在39.9 K的较高水平.     

磁场中的超导膜

本文将文献[1]的理论推广到较厚的超导膜。首先采用能隙是常数的模型,借助于Schrief-fer方法,导出磁场中超导膜的补偿方程和电流方程。利用所得的方程,研究了均匀外磁场对金属膜超导性质的影响,讨论了超导膜在磁场中的相变,给出了确定超导膜的能隙、磁矩、平衡临界场H_c,以及分别相应于过冷和过热区域边界的临界场H_(c1)和H_(c2)的一般公式。所有这些表达式,在局域极限下,化为Гинзбург-Ландау理论的相应结果;在薄膜情形下,回到文献[1]的结果,文中对一般情形下的非局域效应作了具体的讨论。     

Electromagnetic properties of bulk Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconductor at low magnetic fields

Magnetization and critical current density measurements have been performed on a Bi_1.7Pb_0.3Sr₂Ca₂Cu₅O _y bulk material as the functions of magnetic field and temperature. The diamagnetic shielding effect has been discussed from the initial magnetization curve. The lower critical field of bulk granular superconductor (H _g) and the lower critical field of superconducting grains (H _c1) are estimated from magnetization curves. They are both linearly decreasing functions of temperature: (dH _g/dT) and (dH _c1/dT) are –0.4 and –1.8 G/K respectively. The transport critical current density drops drastically by a factor of 4 at a magnetic field of about 20G. The magnetization J _c of superconducting grains derived from the remanent magnetization is about 10⁶ A/cm² at 77 K, zero field, much greater than the transport J _c. The experimental results reveal that the transport J _c is dominated by weaklink current between grains. The magnetization J _c versus temperature has been obtained from the remanent flux at zero magnetic field and is a linearly decreasing function of temperature within experimental error.     

Effects of neutron irradiation on superconducting properties of orthorhombic Y–Ba–Cu oxides

Abstract

We have studied the effects of fast neutron (E>0.1 MeV) irradiation at reactor (～ 360 K) and low (～ 20 K) temperatures on the superconducting properties of polycrystalline orthorhombic YBa₂Cu₃O_7?y . Measurements were made on the superconducting critical temperature T_c , critical current J_c , Meissner effect and magnetic field dependence of J_c . The T_c drops by an irradiation at reactor temperature and J_c increases with increasing fluence. On the other hand with the irradiation at low temperature, T_c rises and J_c increases. Results of observation of Meissner effect and the magnetic field dependence of J_c are consistent with the behavior of T_c and J_c .     

Transport critical-current and voltage-current characteristics of Bi(2223) silver-clamped thick films

The transport critical current properties of Bi(2223) silver-clamped thick films are studied by the measurement of its dependence on magnetic field and temperature close to T _c. It is found that the transport critical current follows a power law J _c(1–T/T _c)^3/2 for the sample with J _c>2.0×10⁴ A/cm² (77K, zero field) and that J _c(H) is basically reversible for increasing and decreasing magnetic field. After the transport current exceeds the critical current, the voltage-current (V-I) characteristics show a flux-creep-like behaviour until they smoothly join the flux-flow state. From the measurement of V-I curves, the pinning property of the sample may be estimated using the flux-creep mode. The flux-flow resistance is found to have a nonlinear magnetic field dependence.     

高温超导薄膜临界电流密度的无损测量研究

临界电流密度Jc是超导薄膜的一个重要参量,它可以衡量超导薄膜的功率承载能力。大面积高温超导薄膜制成后,其Jc需要被无损精确测量。文中提出了一种新的交流磁场下的高温超导薄膜临界态模型:(1)基于此模型对薄膜的临界电流密度进行了精确无损测量;(2)并将实验测量的三次谐波电压曲线进行拟合研究。首先,根据麦克斯韦方程和伦敦方程,计算外加直流磁场超导薄膜Meissner态下电流和磁场在薄膜内的分布;然后分析薄膜进入临界态后内部电流的变化,在考虑顶扎力作用的情况下,提出了临界态电流和磁场非均匀分布模型;最后根据其模型,推导出三次谐波电压的表达式。为了验证该理论,分别对四片超导薄膜在不同频率下进行了三次谐波和临界电流密度测量。实验结果表明:三次谐波电压的理论与实验曲线一致;与四点传输法的测量结果相比较,该方法测量超导薄膜临界电流密度的误差在5%左右,具有高精度、无损伤、方便快捷等优点。     

Courants critiques d'alliages supraconducteurs de concentration modulee spatialement I — Effet de la periode

We discuss the effect of the period of the sinusoidal variations of concentration of superconducting $\text{Pb}$Bi films, on the critical current densities J_c as a function of an applied magnetic field H, perpendicular to J and parallel to the film plane. The existence of peaks on the J_c(H) curves suggests a matching effect between the vortex lattice and the modulation of concentration.     

Magnetic field dependence of critical current density in YBa2Cu3O7

We have measured the transport critical current densityJ _cof sintered YBa₂Cu₃O₇, in various applied fields up to 185 Oe at 77 K. We find a sharp decay ofJ _cwith magnetic field. We show that this sharp decay is consistent with the low field hysteresis results of Groveret al. We argue that the observed field dependence is not caused by intragranular weak links.     

High-quality YBCO d.c. SQUIDs based on bicrystal substrates

Summary An analysis of superconducting transport properties and magnetic behaviour of d.c. SQUIDs employing YBCO bicrystal grain boundary junctions (GBJs) has been performed. GBJs have been obtained by deposition of ac-axis-oriented YBCO film on a SrTiO₃ bicrystal substrate by ICM sputtering technique. Experimental measurements on a YBCO d.c. SQUID with a misorientation angle θ=20° are reported. The SQUID shows a critical temperatureT _c∼89 K and a high critical current densityJ _c∼3·10⁶ A/cm² atT=4.2 K. Current-voltage characteristics are close to the behaviour predicted by the resistively shunted junction (RSJ) model and the temperature dependenceJ _c(T) shows a linear behaviour at small reduced temperatures and a depressedJ _c value close toT _c. High-quality flux-voltage curves have been found upT=87 K over a large range of magnetic field. The high reproducibility and the good control of transport properties by the variation of θ make YBCO bicrystal GBJs very useful for applications in electronics. Paper presented at the ?VII Congresso SATT?, Torino, 4–7 October 1994.     

SQUID法和Campbell法测量超导材料的研究

本文对比研究了超导材料磁测量中的SQUID法和Campbell法; 并用高压PIT法制备的超导材料MgB₂作为测量样品,用两种方法,测量了超导样品的临界电流密度, 分别得到了样品的J_c-B关系曲线; SQUID法测量样品的外磁场可以达到6 T, 此时材料已经处于失超状态,此方法测得的结果是样品各个小区域结果的平均值, SQUID还可以用来进一步标度材料的钉扎力行为,研究材料磁特性. Campbell法测量只能测量到外磁场强度为0.4 T,外磁场的交流部分的频率可以达到800 Hz, 用这种测量方法得到的是整块样品的电流,由于测量计及材料内部微观结构缺陷等影响电流传输因素, 所测结果小于直流磁化法,但更切近材料实际电流,能用来深入研究材料内部结构差别对材料电性能的影响.     

Effects of surface damage on critical current density in MgB2 thin films

We investigated the influence of surface damage on the critical current density (J_c) of MgB₂ thin films via 140-keV Co-ion irradiation. The J_c(H) of the surface-damaged MgB₂ films was remarkably improved in comparison with that of pristine films. The strong enhancement of J_c(H) caused by a surface damage in MgB₂ films can be ascribed to additional point defects along with an atomic lattice displacement introduced through low-energy Co-ion irradiation, which is consistent with the change in the pinning mechanism, from weak collective pinning to strong plastic pinning. The irreversible magnetic field (H_irr) at 5 K for surface-damaged MgB₂ films with a thickness of 850 and 1300 nm was increased by a factor of approximately 2 compared with that of a pristine film. These results show that the surface damage produced by low energy ion irradiation can serve as an effective pinning source to improve J_c(H) in a MgB₂ superconductor.     

Enhancement of pinning and the peak effect in Y1–xFexBa2Cu3Oy high-temperature superconductors

Complex structural and magnetic studies of polycrystalline samples of the Y_{1 – x}Fe_xBa₂Cu₃O_y high-T_c superconductor (x = 0, 0.02, 0.05) have been carried out in order to determine the effect of weak doping with a magnetic 3d ion on structural changes and the critical current density J_c. An increase in the Fe content results in a significant change in J_c and its field dependence. The dependences J_c(H) become nonmonotonic and demonstrate a pronounced peak (peak effect); as a result, the J_c increases strongly in wide temperature and magnetic field regions. The analysis of the field dependences of the pinning force reveals a scaling behavior. The parameters of the scaling function correspond to the point magnetic defects under strong effects of a thermally activated flux flow. Thus, the weak Fe doping (several molar percent) is a promising way to significant improvement of transport properties of high-T_c superconducting materials based on 123-type compounds.     

准分子激光扫描消融淀积大尺寸超导薄膜

利用我们设计的一套光学变换传输系统实现了激光束在超导靶上一定范围内扫描消融来淀积高T_c超导薄膜。实验表明用这种激光扫描消融方法可使大尺寸超导薄膜的厚度均匀性得到较大的改善。我们采用激光扫描半径为9mm在12mm×33mm的Y-ZrO₂基片上淀积出零电阻温度T_c≥90K,临界电流密度J_c(零磁场,77K)≥1×10⁶A/cm²,薄膜c轴择优取向,厚度均匀性较好的YBa _关键词：     

Irreversibility line and flux pinning properties in iron-based high-Tc superconductor SmFeAsO0.85

The irreversibility line and flux pinning properties of high-T_c superconductor SmFeAsO_0.85 were studied using DC magnetization data. Polycrystalline SmFeAsO_0.85 was prepared in a high pressure synthesis apparatus under the pressure of 6 GPa. The results of DC susceptibility showed the superconducting transition at about 55 K. A critical current density J_c(B) was calculated using Bean’s critical state model. At low temperatures (20 K), J_c(B) showed a relatively high value with weak dependence on an applied magnetic field. At higher temperatures, a stronger dependence of the magnetic field was observed, which resulted from decrease in a critical current density probably due to the flux creep effect. The irreversibility line (IL) agreed well with the flux creep theory of Matsushita et al. A comparison of normalized pinning force density with the theoretical models showed that the irreversible behavior in SmFeAsO_0.85 is dominated mainly by normal point pinning (δT_c) and surface pinning mechanisms.     

Enhanced critical current density of MgB2 thin films deposited at low temperatures by ZnO seed impurity

We report a facile method to enhance the critical current density (J_c) of superconducting MgB₂ thin films. MgB₂ thin films were deposited on zinc acetate dehydrate (Zn(CH₃COO)₂2H₂O) spin-coated Al₂O₃ (000l) substrates by using a hybrid physical-chemical vapor deposition system at low temperatures. Synthesis of MgB₂ at low temperatures can reduce the substitution of Zn into the Mg site, hence avoiding the reduction of superconducting critical temperature. MgB₂ thin films grown on ZnO-buffered layers showed a significant enhancement of J_c in the magnetic field due to the creation of additional pinning sources, namely point defects and grain boundaries. Broad peaks were observed in the magnetic field dependence of the flux pinning force density, indicating competition of different pinning sources.     

Irradiation effects on the YBa2Cu3O7-δ superconducting compound

The effects of neutron irradiation on the magnetic and superconducting properties of the YBa₂Cu₃O_7- (Y123) superconducting compound have been investigated. No significant change of the superconducting transition temperature (T _c) was found. The effect of irradiation on the magnetization critical current density (J _c) was studied. Bean's critical state model was used to estimate J _c. Around 40% increase in J _c was found. The temperature dependence of J _c was also studied.     

Effect of grain-boundary flux pinning in MgB2 with columnar structure

We studied the flux pinning properties by grain boundaries in MgB₂ films prepared by using a hybrid physical chemical vapor deposition method on the c-axis oriented sapphire substrates. All the films we report here had the columnar grains with the growth direction perpendicular to the substrates and the grain sizes in the range of a few hundred nanometers. At very low magnetic fields, no discernable grain-boundary (GB) pinning effect was observed in all measuring temperatures, but above those fields, the effect of GB flux pinning was observed as enhanced critical current densities (J_cs) and reduced resistances when an external magnetic field (B) was aligned parallel to the c-axis. We interpret the B dependence of J_c in the terms of flux line lattice shear inside the columnar grains activated by dislocations of Frank–Read source while the flux lines pinned by GB act as anchors for dislocations. Magnetic field dependence of flux pinning force density for B parallel to the c-axis was reasonably explained by the above model.     

Growth and magnetic characterization of YBCO films

Summary Epitaxial films of YBa₂Cu₃O_7−x were depositedin situ on LaAlO₃ substrates using single-target 90° off-axis sputtering. The films were characterized by magnetization measurements (M vs. T, H), applying the field parallel toc-axis. The observed differences in theT _c andJ _c values are attributed to the different oxygen content in the superconducting films. Paper presented at the ?VII Congresso SATT?, Torino, 4–7 October 1994.     

In-plane magnetoresistance of electron-doped superconducting thin films Pr0.9LaCe0.1CuO4

We measured the in-plane magnetoresistance of Pr_0.9LaCe_0.1CuO₄ (PLCCO) epitaxial thin films under various magnetic fields H applied parallel to the tetragonal c-axis. The measurements were performed at the superconducting state as well as the normal state. As the magnetic field is between the low critical field H_c1 and upper critical field H_c2, a critical scaling behavior of electrical resistivity is found. We analyze the electrical transport properties and show the magnetic field H dependence of glass transition temperature T_g and the characteristic temperature T^* for the PLCCO film, which may shed some light on vortex behavior in electron-doped superconductors.     

The effect of interlayer coupling on critical current density in Bi2212 system

The dependences of critical current density J _c on the interlayer coupling strength and magnetic field in Bi2212 crystals were obtained by measuring the magnetic loop of the crystals with different interlayer coupling strengths. It was revealed that J _c decreases with the decrease in the interlayer coupling of the crystals. The relation of J _{c ∞ exp} (−H ^β) was also found in the crystals, and further analysis indicated that it was the result of Zeldov pinning potential model. __________ Translated from Chinese Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 2005, 27(1) (in Chinese)