Dislocation density and critical current density of Sm1+xBa 2-xCu3Oy films prepared by various fabrication processes

Masashi Miura, Yutaka Yoshida, Yusuke Ichino, Toshinori Ozaki, Yoshiaki Tarai, Kaname Matsumoto, Ataru Ichinose, Shigeru Horii, Masashi Mukaida

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    Abstract

    Dislocations are effective flux-pinning centers in REBa2Cu 3Oy films at a magnetic field. To investigate the relationship between critical current density (Jc) and dislocation density, we discussed the dislocations in conventional pulsed-laser-deposition (PLD)-SmBCO films, vapor-liquid-solid (VLS)-SmBCO films, and low-temperature growth (LTG)-SmBCO films. The LTG-SmBCO and VLS-SmBCO films showed high-J c at low magnetic fields. From the observation of etch pits, we found that the LTG-SmBCO and VLS-SmBCO films had high-dislocation densities. We speculate that Jc at low-magnetic fields is affected by dislocation density. LTG is effective for increasing dislocation density without deteriorating crystallinity or superconducting properties.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)L701-L704
    JournalJapanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 2: Letters
    Volume45
    Issue number24-28
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jul 7 2006

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Engineering(all)
    • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
    • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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