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Thermal stability and annealing of columnar defects in Bi₂Sr₂Ca₁Cu₂O₈/Ag superconductor
Thermal stability and annealing of columnar defects in Bi₂Sr₂Ca₁Cu₂O₈/Ag superconductor
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Thompson, J. R.
Paul, David
Wang, Z. L. (Zhong Lin)
Kroeger, D. M.
Christen, D. K.
Paul, David
Wang, Z. L. (Zhong Lin)
Kroeger, D. M.
Christen, D. K.
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This work establishes the stability at elevated temperatures of columnar defects, artificially formed in the Bi-based cupric oxide superconductor Bi₂Sr₂Ca₁Cu₂O₈ for enhanced vortex pinning. Isochronal anneals, conducted in air, led to losses of critical current density in two stages. The defects were relatively stable up to ~ 550 °C, where second stage annealing began; above this, the pinning diminished rapidly. The recrystallization and loss of columnar defects were corroborated by transmission electron microscopy.
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1995-08-14
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