Abstract
In-situ grown c-axis YBa2Cu3O7-δ films deposited onto MgO single crystal substrates were equilibrated at various points in the temperature-oxygen pressure phase diagram to adjust the oxygen stoichiometry. Critical currents, which were 1-4×107 A/cm2 before oxygen removal, were reduced somewhat by oxygen removal, but remained high. An exponential relation between critical current and temperature was observed at low temperature for both as-grown and for de-oxygenated films. Magnetization decay measurements showed stronger relaxation in the oxygen deficient films, indicative of weaker flux pinning.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2161-2162 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications |
| Volume | 185-189 |
| Issue number | PART 4 |
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| State | Published - Dec 1 1991 |