Sharp angular sensitivity of pinning due to twin boundaries in Ba 2YCu3O7

  • E. M. Gyorgy
  • , R. B. Van Dover
  • , L. F. Schneemeyer
  • , A. E. White
  • , H. M. O'Bryan
  • , R. J. Felder
  • , J. V. Waszczak
  • , W. W. Rhodes
  • , F. Hellman

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2465-2467
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume56
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 1990

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