Time relaxation of persistent currents in YBa2Cu3O7-x crystals with columnar defects

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Civale, L [1 ]
Pasquini, G [1 ]
Levy, P [1 ]
Nieva, G [1 ]
Casa, D [1 ]
Lanza, H [1 ]
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[1] COMIS NACL ENERGIA ATOM,DEPT FIS,RA-1429 BUENOS AIRES,DF,ARGENTINA
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PHYSICA C | 1996年 / 263卷 / 1-4期
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10.1016/0921-4534(95)00782-2
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We have measured the persistent currents and their time relaxation in YBa2Cu3O7-x, single crystals with correlated disorder introduced by irradiation with high-energy heavy-ions. For vortex density lower than the defect density, and for applied fields either parallel or nonparallel to the columnar defects, we find clear evidence of a pinning-crossover between a regime of strong individual pinning at low temperatures and a regime of weaker collective pinning at high temperatures. We explore the vortex dynamics above and below this crossover.
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