STRONG, ASYMMETRIC FLUX-PINNING BY MISCUT-GROWTH-INITIATED COLUMNAR DEFECTS IN EPITAXIAL YBA2CU3O7-X FILMS

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LOWNDES, DH [1 ]
CHRISTEN, DK [1 ]
KLABUNDE, CE [1 ]
WANG, ZL [1 ]
KROEGER, DM [1 ]
BUDAI, JD [1 ]
ZHU, S [1 ]
NORTON, DP [1 ]
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[1] OAK RIDGE NATL LAB,DIV MET & CERAM,OAK RIDGE,TN 37831
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.2355
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O4 [物理学];
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Strong flux pinning and a pronounced asymmetric angular dependence of Jc(H,) have been discovered in YBa2Cu3O7-x films grown on miscut, mosaic LaAlO3 substrate surfaces. A new pinning peak, which at low fields is nearly as strong as the intrinsic pinning, is observed for magnetic field orientations between the c axis and the CuO2 plane. Cross-section transmission electron microscopy reveals columnar growth defects (23 nm diameter) aligned near the c axis, in concentrations 1010 cm-2. The results demonstrate that deliberately modified substrate surfaces may introduce technologically useful flux pinning in YBa2Cu3O7-x films. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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