Published March 14, 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Non-Ohmic dissipative regime in the superconducting transition of polycrystalline Y1Ba2Cu3O/sub x/

  • 1. Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210

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We have measured the low-field magnetoresistance and current-voltage characteristics of polycrystalline Y1Ba2Cu3O7√/sub δ/ near the superconducting-normal transition. The development of a fully superconducting state occurs via an intermediate phase about 2 K in width. Within this intermediate phase, sample dissipation is highly non-Ohmic and exhibits extreme sensitivity to small magnetic fields. The nonlinear I-V characteristics describe a new phase with zero resistance and zero critical current which seems to arise from the presence of strong junction disorder

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Volume
60
Journal Issue
11
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
1061-1064
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTA