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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1284-1286 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 13 |
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| State | Published - 1990 |