Effects of oxygen ion implantation on single-crystalline MgB2 thin films

We studied the effects of oxygen (O) ion irradiation on superconducting properties of single-crystalline MgB2 thin films with various thicknesses (130, 410, 850, and 1300 nm). Low irradiation energy was used to implant ions into the films. The correlation thickness of the top-implanted layer and the...

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Published in:Journal of applied physics 2019-01, Vol.125 (2)
Main Authors: Pham, Duong, Jung, Soon-Gil, Tran, Duc H., Park, Tuson, Kang, Won Nam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied physics
Borides
Clean energy
Critical current density
Crossovers
Crystal structure
Crystallinity
Dependence
Ion implantation
Ion irradiation
Magnesium compounds
Oxygen ions
Pinning
Proximity effect (electricity)
Single crystals
Superconductivity
Thickness ratio
Thin films
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Summary:We studied the effects of oxygen (O) ion irradiation on superconducting properties of single-crystalline MgB2 thin films with various thicknesses (130, 410, 850, and 1300 nm). Low irradiation energy was used to implant ions into the films. The correlation thickness of the top-implanted layer and the thickness of the bottom-clean layer could be adjusted by controlling irradiating energy. An interesting exponential dependence of Tc on the thickness ratio of these layers was found possibly due to the conventional proximity effect. The MgO, which is known as an effective pinning source for MgB2, was induced in implanted films. Thus, despite the use of low irradiation energy, the field performance critical current density, Jc(H), was significantly improved in most cases of irradiated films. The pinning force density (Fp) showed a crossover from surface pinning to a normal point pinning mechanism. These results indicate that the superconducting and the pinning mechanism in single-crystalline MgB2 could be well managed by the oxygen ion implantation.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/1.5061772