Increased pinning energies and critical current densities in heavy-ion-irradiated Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 single crystals

J. A. Cutro; D. A. Rudman; T. P. Orlando; R. B. Van Dover; L. F. Schneemeyer; A. E. White; E. M. Gyorgy; J. V. Waszczak; R. J. Felder

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Increased pinning energies and critical current densities in heavy-ion-irradiated Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O₈ single crystals

J. A. Cutro, D. A. Rudman, T. P. Orlando, R. B. Van Dover, L. F. Schneemeyer, A. E. White, E. M. Gyorgy, J. V. Waszczak, R. J. Felder

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We report a significant increase in the pinning energy of vortices in single-crystal Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O₈ when irradiated with heavy ions such as Ar⁺. This is in contrast with the results of light ion (H⁺, He⁺) irradiations which give pinning energies comparable with those of unirradiated crystals. The stronger pinning is attributed to defects larger than point defects, e.g., clusters or amorphized regions. As a result of higher pinning energies, critical currents persist at markedly higher temperatures and fields.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	759-761
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	62
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.108570
State	Published - 1 Dec 1993

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Increased pinning energies and critical current densities in heavy-ion-irradiated Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O₈ single crystals

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