Effective vortex pinning in MgB2 thin films

Y. Bugoslavsky; L. Cowey; T. J. Tate; G. K. Perkins; J. Moore; Z. Lockman; A. Berenov; J. L. MacManus-Driscoll; A. D. Caplin; L. F. Cohen; H. Y. Zhai; H. M. Christen; M. P. Paranthaman; D. H. Lowndes; M. H. Jo; M. G. Blamire

doi:10.1088/0953-2048/15/10/305

Effective vortex pinning in MgB₂ thin films

Y. Bugoslavsky, L. Cowey, T. J. Tate, G. K. Perkins, J. Moore, Z. Lockman, A. Berenov, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, A. D. Caplin, L. F. Cohen, H. Y. Zhai, H. M. Christen, M. P. Paranthaman, D. H. Lowndes, M. H. Jo, M. G. Blamire

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Abstract

We discuss the pinning properties of MgB₂ thin films grown by pulsed-laser deposition (PLD) and by electron-beam (EB) evaporation. Two mechanisms are identified that contribute most effectively to the pinning of vortices in randomly oriented films. The EB process produces low defected crystallites with a small grain size providing enhanced pinning at grain boundaries without any degradation of T_c. The PLD process produces films with structural disorder on a scale less than the coherence length that further improves pinning, but also depresses T_c.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1392-1397
Number of pages	6
Journal	Superconductor Science and Technology
Volume	15
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-2048/15/10/305
State	Published - Oct 2002

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Bugoslavsky, Y., Cowey, L., Tate, T. J., Perkins, G. K., Moore, J., Lockman, Z., Berenov, A., MacManus-Driscoll, J. L., Caplin, A. D., Cohen, L. F., Zhai, H. Y., Christen, H. M., Paranthaman, M. P., Lowndes, D. H., Jo, M. H., & Blamire, M. G. (2002). Effective vortex pinning in MgB₂ thin films. Superconductor Science and Technology, 15(10), 1392-1397. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-2048/15/10/305

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Effective vortex pinning in MgB₂ thin films

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