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Peak effect at microwave frequencies in swift heavy ion irradiated YBa2Cu3O7-δthin films - investigation of vortex dynamics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 March 2011

Tamalika Banerjee ,
A. R. Bhangale ,
P. Raychaudhuri ,
D. Kanjilal  and
R. Pinto
Tamalika Banerjee
Affiliation:
Department of Condensed Matter Physics & Materials Science, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400 005, India
A. R. Bhangale
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Institute of Science, Mumbai 400 032 India
P. Raychaudhuri
Affiliation:
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, UK
D. Kanjilal
Affiliation:
Nuclear Science Centre, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110 067, India
R. Pinto
Affiliation:
Department of Condensed Matter Physics & Materials Science, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400 005, India
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Abstract

The vortex dynamics at microwave frequencies in YBa2Cu3O7-δ(YBCO) films has been studied. We observe a peak in the microwave surface resistance Rs vs. T (temperature) plots at 4.88 GHz in some films in magnetic fields (upto 0.8 T) whereas a few films do not show a pronounced peak in their surface resistance. This is associated with the ‘peak-effect’ phenomenon and reflects the order-disorder transformation of the flux-line lattice near the transition temperature. Introduction of artificial pinning centers like columnar defects as a result of irradiation with 200 MeV Ag ion leads to the suppression of the peak in films exhibiting the ‘peak-effect’. Interestingly, a peak is seen to develop in those films that initially did not show a peak in the surface resistance before irradiation. These results and the dynamics of the vortices at microwave frequencies for the unirradiated and irradiated films will be discussed.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 689: Symposium E – Materials for High-Temperature Superconductor Technologies , 2001 , E10.7
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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