Irreversibility effects in polycrystalline high-Tc superconductors studied by AC susceptibility
Local magnetic-field effects in the high-Tc polycrystalline superconductor La1.8Sr0.2CuO4-δ were studied by means of AC susceptibility measurements with a superimposed DC magnetic field, which has proven to be a sensitive technique for detecting intergranular screening currents. Measurements were pe...
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todo:paper_09214534_v222_n3-4_p212_Levy2023-10-03T15:45:31Z Irreversibility effects in polycrystalline high-Tc superconductors studied by AC susceptibility Levy, P. Ferrari, H. Acha, C. Bekeris, V. Copper oxides Crystalline materials Grain boundaries Granular materials Lanthanum compounds Magnetic field effects Magnetic hysteresis Magnetic variables measurement Models Vortex flow AC susceptibility Bean model DC field cycling Intergranular local field Intergranular screening currents Intragrain pinned vortex Irreversibility effects Polycrystalline Superconducting grains High temperature superconductors Local magnetic-field effects in the high-Tc polycrystalline superconductor La1.8Sr0.2CuO4-δ were studied by means of AC susceptibility measurements with a superimposed DC magnetic field, which has proven to be a sensitive technique for detecting intergranular screening currents. Measurements were performed in different magnetic configurations, obtained by cycling the DC field. The effect of intragrain pinned vortices on the intergranular local field was examined. Experimental data were analyzed using intergranular and intragranular critical-state models. Irreversible paths are discussed. We show that the Bean model applied to superconducting grains explains qualitatively the hysteretic behavior found after cycling the DC field to different maximum values for the first and second time. © 1994. Fil:Levy, P. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Ferrari, H. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Acha, C. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Bekeris, V. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_09214534_v222_n3-4_p212_Levy |
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Copper oxides Crystalline materials Grain boundaries Granular materials Lanthanum compounds Magnetic field effects Magnetic hysteresis Magnetic variables measurement Models Vortex flow AC susceptibility Bean model DC field cycling Intergranular local field Intergranular screening currents Intragrain pinned vortex Irreversibility effects Polycrystalline Superconducting grains High temperature superconductors |
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Copper oxides Crystalline materials Grain boundaries Granular materials Lanthanum compounds Magnetic field effects Magnetic hysteresis Magnetic variables measurement Models Vortex flow AC susceptibility Bean model DC field cycling Intergranular local field Intergranular screening currents Intragrain pinned vortex Irreversibility effects Polycrystalline Superconducting grains High temperature superconductors Levy, P. Ferrari, H. Acha, C. Bekeris, V. Irreversibility effects in polycrystalline high-Tc superconductors studied by AC susceptibility |
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Copper oxides Crystalline materials Grain boundaries Granular materials Lanthanum compounds Magnetic field effects Magnetic hysteresis Magnetic variables measurement Models Vortex flow AC susceptibility Bean model DC field cycling Intergranular local field Intergranular screening currents Intragrain pinned vortex Irreversibility effects Polycrystalline Superconducting grains High temperature superconductors |
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Local magnetic-field effects in the high-Tc polycrystalline superconductor La1.8Sr0.2CuO4-δ were studied by means of AC susceptibility measurements with a superimposed DC magnetic field, which has proven to be a sensitive technique for detecting intergranular screening currents. Measurements were performed in different magnetic configurations, obtained by cycling the DC field. The effect of intragrain pinned vortices on the intergranular local field was examined. Experimental data were analyzed using intergranular and intragranular critical-state models. Irreversible paths are discussed. We show that the Bean model applied to superconducting grains explains qualitatively the hysteretic behavior found after cycling the DC field to different maximum values for the first and second time. © 1994. |
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Levy, P. Ferrari, H. Acha, C. Bekeris, V. |
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Irreversibility effects in polycrystalline high-Tc superconductors studied by AC susceptibility |
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Irreversibility effects in polycrystalline high-Tc superconductors studied by AC susceptibility |
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Irreversibility effects in polycrystalline high-Tc superconductors studied by AC susceptibility |
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Irreversibility effects in polycrystalline high-Tc superconductors studied by AC susceptibility |
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Irreversibility effects in polycrystalline high-Tc superconductors studied by AC susceptibility |
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irreversibility effects in polycrystalline high-tc superconductors studied by ac susceptibility |
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