Published June 15, 1981 | Version v1
Journal article

Effect of radiation damage on the charge-density-wave dynamics in NbSe3

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024

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We have used 2.5-MeV protons to produce radiation damage in NbSe3, in a homogeneous controlled manner. The defect concentration was varied from 10 to 500 ppm in order to study the effects of pinning on the charge-density-wave motion. Measurements were made of the nonlinear conductivity, the threshold electric field, and the dielectric constant and conductivity as a function of frequency in the range 0 --100 MHz. We find that the threshold field and the reciprocal dielectric constant vary linearly with the defect concentration and hence the restoring force

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
12
Series
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter.
Journal Page Range
6259-6264
ISSN
0163-1829