Abstract
The effects of columnar defects produced by swift heavy-ion irradiation on magnetic flux pinning were studied for the polycrystalline La1.85Sr0.15CuO4. The bulk specimens were irradiated with 3.5GeV 136Xe31+ ions from a single direction or multi-directions in order to investigate the effects of columnar defect configuration. The magnetization hysteresis was measured with a super-conducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometer, and the critical current density Jc and irrevers-ibility line were observed. In the specimens irradiated from multi-directions, more enhancement of the critical current density and larger shifts of the irreversibility line to higher fields were observed than in the specimens irradiated from a single direction.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 337-339 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Physica Scripta |
Volume | 73 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1997 |
Externally published | Yes |