Abstract
We have measured the pinning force due to twin boundaries by measuring the magnetic torque produced when a field is applied perpendicular to the c axis and rotated with respect to the ab axes. At 76 K, the torque increases roughly fourfold, when the field is within 2°of the parallel to the twin boundaries. This peak is absent at 27 K. Irradiation with 5×101 6 cm-2 3.5 MeV protons increases the overall critical current and eliminates the peaks observed at 76 K.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2465-2467 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 24 |
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| State | Published - 1990 |