Published August 22, 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Magnetic flux noise in thin-film rings of YBa2Cu3O/sub 7-//sub δ/

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of California, Center for Advanced Materials, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720

Description

The low-frequency magnetic flux noise in thin-film rings of YBa2Cu3O/sub 7-//sub δ/ (YBCO) is measured over the temperature range 1.3--125 K by means of a dc superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) maintained at liquid-helium temperatures. Below the transition temperature T/sub c/ of the YBCO, the spectral density of the noise scales as 1/f, where f is the frequency, and generally increases with increasing temperature. The magnitude of the noise depends strongly on the microstructure of the film, and is lowest for a sample which is predominantly oriented with its c axis perpendicular to the substrate. These results imply that SQUID's and flux transformers of YBCO must be fabricated from highly oriented films to produce good resolution at low frequencies

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Journal Title
Appl. Phys. Lett.
Journal Volume
53
Journal Issue
8
Series
Appl. Phys. Lett.
Journal Page Range
695-697
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLA