Critical currents in proton-irradiated single-crystal Ba2YCu3O7−δ
- 25 June 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 56 (26) , 2681-2683
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.103269
Abstract
Irradiation with 3.5 MeV protons creates defects in Ba2YCu3O7−δ, which can act as strong pinning sites, comparable to those produced by neutron irradiation. Indeed protons as well as neutrons undergo momentum‐transferring collisions that result in atomic displacements; the additional electronic proton‐solid interaction does not appear to yield defects which contribute to pinning. Under optimized conditions we have obtained Jc(T→0, H=1 T)∼2×107 A/cm2 in single crystals. At 77 K the value is still Jc∼1.7×105 A/cm2, decreasing only threefold in a field of 6 T. The fluence and temperature dependence of Jc suggest a model, in which spatially uncorrelated defects pin vortex cores.Keywords
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