LOW-TEMPERATURE ACTION IN YBA2CU3O7-DELTA

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作者
SEIDLER, GT
ROSENBAUM, TF
BEAUCHAMP, KM
JAEGER, HM
CRABTREE, GW
WELP, U
VINOKUR, VM
机构
[1] UNIV CHICAGO,JAMES FRANCK INST,CHICAGO,IL 60637
[2] UNIV CHICAGO,DEPT PHYS,CHICAGO,IL 60637
[3] ARGONNE NATL LAB,DIV MAT SCI,ARGONNE,IL 60439
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.1442
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We have performed a high-resolution study of the temperature dependence of vortex dynamics for 5×10-4<T/Tc<10-2 in untwinned single crystals of the high- Tc superconductor, YBa2Cu3O7-. Through the introduction of a bithermal magnetization relaxation technique, we have uncovered a previously unresolved, linear temperature contribution to the semiclassical action for vortex tunneling. Finally, we have compared the weak and strong pinning regimes through heavy ion irradiation of a series of crystals. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:1442 / 1445
页数:4
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