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Strong vortex matching effects in YBCO films with periodic modulations of the superconducting order parameter fabricated by masked ion irradiation

We report on measurements of the magnetoresistance and of the critical current in thin films of the high-temperature superconductor YBa sub(2)Cu sub(3)O sub(7- delta )YBa2Cu3O7- delta (YBCO). A square array of regions with suppressed superconducting order parameter has been created in these films by...

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Published in:Physica. C, Superconductivity Superconductivity, 2014-08, Vol.503, p.75-81
Main Authors: HAAG, L. T, ZECHNER, G, LANG, W, DOSMAILOV, M, BODEA, M. A, PEDARNIG, J. D
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Language:English
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Summary:We report on measurements of the magnetoresistance and of the critical current in thin films of the high-temperature superconductor YBa sub(2)Cu sub(3)O sub(7- delta )YBa2Cu3O7- delta (YBCO). A square array of regions with suppressed superconducting order parameter has been created in these films by introducing point defects via irradiation with He super(+)He+ ions through a silicon stencil mask. In such a structure distinct peaks of the critical current can be observed at commensurate arrangements of magnetic flux quanta with the artificial defect lattice. Concurrently, the magnetoresistance shows pronounced minima. Both observations demonstrate that the strong intrinsic pinning in YBCO can be overcome by a periodic array of ion-damage columns with 300 nm spacing.
ISSN:0921-4534
1873-2143
DOI:10.1016/j.physc.2014.03.032