Onset of bulk pinning in BSCCO single crystals

  • C. J. Van Der Beek
  • , M. V. Indenbom
  • , V. Berseth
  • , T. W. Li
  • , W. Benoit

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Abstract

The long growth defects often found in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 "single" crystals effectively weaken the geometrical barrier and lower the field of first flux penetration. This means that the intrinsic (bulk) magnetic properties can be more easily accessed using magnetic measurements. Thus, the onset of strong bulk flux pinning in the sample bulk is determined to lie at T ≈ 40 K, indepedent of whether the field strength is above or below the field of the second peak in the magnetisation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1047-1052
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Low Temperature Physics
Volume105
Issue number3-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1996
Externally publishedYes

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