Published April 8, 1991 | Version v1
Journal article

Low-field flux pinning in twinned and detwinned single crystals of YBa2Cu3O7-x

  • 1. Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 (USA)

Description

Flux trapping in single crystals of YBa2Cu3O7-x before and after twin removal has been measured for vortices parallel and perpendicular to the c axis. The results show clearly that, for low applied magnetic fields, twins contribute significantly to flux pinning over the temperature range 60 to 85 K when the vortices are parallel to the twin boundaries (i.e., parallel to the c axis)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
58
Journal Issue
14
Series
Appl. Phys. Lett.
Journal Page Range
1566-1568
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLA