Irreversibility lines of Bi-2212 single crystals irradiated by 6 GeV-Pb ions

Autor: D. Groult, J. Provost, Ch. Simon, Vincent Hardy
Rok vydání: 1993
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Zdroj: Physica C: Superconductivity. 205:371-376
ISSN: 0921-4534
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4534(93)90404-e
Popis: 6 GeV-Pb ion irradiation effects on the irreversibility line (IL) of Bi-2212 single crystals have been studied as a function of the induced columnar defect density. The crystals were irradiated parallel to the c -axis and the magnetic study of the IL was carried out with the field applied along this same direction. In a broad range of intermediate temperatures, we observe that the IL position is mainly determined by the value of the track density. The irreversibility fields in this domain correspond to a vortex density close to the track density, and the temperature dependence is weak. At lower temperatures, the ILs tend to join the position prior to irradiation and, at higher temperatures, a net change in the B irr ( T ) dependence is observed. This crossover at high temperatures could be interpreted as the result of a 3D-2D transition in the vortex lattice.
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