AC RESPONSE OF THE VORTEX SYSTEM IN A PR1.85CE0.15CUO4-Y SINGLE-CRYSTAL

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作者
FABREGA, L [1 ]
FONTCUBERTA, J [1 ]
PINOL, S [1 ]
VANDERBEEK, CJ [1 ]
KES, PH [1 ]
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[1] LEIDEN UNIV,KAMERLINGH ONNES LAB,2300 RA LEIDEN,NETHERLANDS
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1993年 / 47卷 / 22期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.47.15250
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T [工业技术];
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摘要
We have studied the field, frequency, and amplitude dependence of the ac susceptibility on a single crystal of the electron-doped superconductor Pr1.85Ce0.15CuO4-y. We show that a thermally activated flux motion over effective energy barriers U(T,H) = U0(1 - T/T(c))H-0.6, with U0 almost-equal-to 40 meV, can account for the dc-field and frequency effects. The amplitude dependence of the ac response in this superconducting system is discussed and it is argued that it is a signature of the critical state.
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页码:15250 / 15255
页数:6
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