EFFECTS OF DIMENSIONAL CROSSOVER ON FLUX PINNING IN A MODEL HIGH-T(C) SUPERCONDUCTOR - YBA2CU3O7-DELTA/(PRXY1-X)BA2CU3O7-DELTA SUPERLATTICES

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LI, Q [1 ]
KWON, C [1 ]
XI, XX [1 ]
BHATTACHARYA, S [1 ]
WALKENHORST, A [1 ]
VENKATESAN, T [1 ]
HAGEN, SJ [1 ]
JIANG, W [1 ]
GREENE, RL [1 ]
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[1] UNIV MARYLAND,DEPT ELECT ENGN,COLL PK,MD 20742
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.2713
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O4 [物理学];
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Superlattices of one-unit-cell-thick YBa2Cu3O7-delta layers with (PrxY1-x)Ba2Cu3O7-delta were fabricated as a model system to study the effects of magnetic coupling on flux pinning in high-T(c) superconductors. The sample can be transformed from an S/S' to an S/N structure by increasing the temperature from below to above the T(c) of the intercalating (PrxY1-x)Ba2Cu3O7-delta layer. Dramatic changes in the characteristics of the magnetic field and angle dependence of the critical current density, J(c)(B,THETA), caused by a 3D to 2D crossover were observed. The result demonstrates the significance of the dimensionality to the flux pinning in these materials with layered structures.
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页码:2713 / 2716
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