Magnetic field-induced recovery of superconductivity in epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7-x films at microwave frequencies

被引:26
作者
Hein, MA
Bauer, C
Diete, W
Hensen, S
Kaiser, T
Kresin, VZ
Muller, G
机构
[1] Berg Univ Gesamthsch Wuppertal, FB Phys, D-42097 Wuppertal, Germany
[2] Accel Instruments GMBH, D-51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
[3] Univ Calif Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY | 1997年 / 10卷 / 05期
关键词
surface impedance; penetration depth; high-temperature superconductors; pair breaking; two-fluid model;
D O I
10.1007/BF02767683
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
An anomalous magnetic field-effect has been observed in the microwave surface impedance of epitaxial YBa2CU3O7-x films on LaAlO3 substrates. The application of de and microwave magnetic fields up to 20 mT caused a significant decrease of microwave surface reactance X-s (less than or equal to 3%) and resistance R-s (less than or equal to 20%) at 8.5 GHz, 77 K and at 87 GHz, 4.2 K. The field effects on X, and R, were found to correlate within the framework of the two-fluid model. The observed effect is attributed to the presence of magnetic impurities in the superconducting films, giving rise to pair breaking. Alignment of the impurity spins suppresses the spin-flip scattering rate and, as a result, leads to a recovery of microwave superconductivity.
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页数:9
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