Strong magnetic field dependence of the critical currents correlated to the microstructure of YBaCuO ceramics

  • Uri Dai*
  • , Guy Deutscher
  • , Claude Lacour
  • , Francine Laher-Lacour
  • , Philippe Mocaër
  • , Michel Laguës
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Critical currents of YBaCuO ceramics were measured at 77 K by transport measurements in an applied magnetic field H. A hysteretic behavior between 10 and 10 000 G was observed. For decreasing fields, the critical current J c obeys a power law H-n with n ranging between 0.6 and 2.8. The exponent n is correlated with the microstructure and the average grain size of the ceramic. This power law behavior is discussed in terms of modified flux creep and flux flow regimes related to the microstructure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1284-1286
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume56
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 1990

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