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Effects of flux pinning on the DC characteristics of meander-shaped superconducting quantum interference filters with flux concentrator
摘要： Superconducting quantum interference filters, or SQIFs, are a promising class of highly sensitive magnetometers benefiting from a highly peaked and symmetric magnetic response at zero-input flux. They can be used in magnetometry, e.g., in wideband applications. A simple solution to increase further their sensitivity is to add a superconducting flux concentrator (SFC) to their design. Using the ion irradiation process, we designed a meander-shaped SQIF enhanced with an SFC. The SFC improved the SQIF transfer factor by a factor of 8.4. However, high temperature superconducting (HTSc) devices are vulnerable to flux pinning, which can severely hinder their response. On the one hand, HTSc technologies alleviate the burden of cryogenics. On the other hand, applications that use SFCs in noisy and unshielded environments will become possible only if a better understanding of how this flux impacts the device's properties is achieved. We studied the relationship between the field present during the cooling process of the SQIF antenna (thereafter called 'cooling field') and the evolution of its DC response. We developed a simple and phenomenological model and were able to reproduce the degradation of the SQIF response. This work demonstrates the usability of SFC-enhanced SQIFs based on ion irradiated junctions in rather harsh conditions, in particular, an unshielded environment, and also gives an insight into the implications that such conditions cause on the application of SFCs in general.
关键词： ion irradiation,flux pinning,magnetometry,flux concentrator,superconducting quantum interference filters
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Self-assembled nanorods in YBCO matrix a?? a computational study of their effects on critical current anisotropy
摘要： In order to understand how the doping with self-assembled nanorods of different sizes and concentrations as well as applied magnetic fields affect the critical current anisotropy in YBa2Cu3O7?x (YBCO) thin films close to YBCO c-axis, we present an extensive and systematic computational study done by molecular dynamics simulation. the simulations are also used to understand experimentally measured Jc(θ) curves for BaHfO3, BaZrO3 and BaSnO3 doped YBCO thin films with the help of nanorod parameters obtained from transmission electron microscopy measurements. our simulations reveal that the relation between applied and matching field plays a crucial role in the formation of Jc(θ)-peak around YBCO c-axis (c-peak) due to vortex-vortex interactions. We also find how different concentrations of different size nanorods effect the shape of the c-peak and explain how different features, such as double c-peak structures, arise. In addition to this, we have quantitatively explained that, even in an ideal superconductor, the overdoping of nanorods results in decrease of the critical current. our results can be widely used to understand and predict the critical current anisotropy of YBco thin films to improve and develop new pinscapes for various transport applications.
关键词： critical current anisotropy,molecular dynamics simulation,YBCO,flux pinning,self-assembled nanorods
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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Micron-Sized Constrictions Fabricated Using the Femtosecond Laser Technique on YBCO Thin Films
摘要： In this paper, I report on the fabrication of micron-sized constrictions in YBCO thin films using the femtosecond laser technique. The constrictions are S-shaped superconducting weak links fabricated on YBCO thin films. The constrictions show a measurable superconducting current flowing through them. Current-voltage (I–V) characteristics were used to determine the critical current IC of the constrictions at 77 K. The width of the constrictions was determined at the narrowest point using SEM (scanning electron microscope). Three micron-sized constrictions were fabricated with a width of 2.88 μm, 1.72 μm, and 1.69 μm and a length of 5 μm. Based on the width and length of these constrictions in relation to the coherence length (ξ) of the YBCO, these constrictions should conduct supercurrent by Abrikosov vortices. The SEM images show that the femtosecond laser heats the samples beyond the geometric boundary, damaging some of the superconductive phases of the YBCO constrictions. As a result, the constrictions conduct current by one-dimensional depairing.
关键词： Atomic force microscope (AFM),Abrikosov vortices,Flux pinning,YBCO thin film,Lasers,Critical currents,Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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Transport Critical Current Density of Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Ca2Cu3O10)/Ag Superconductor Tapes with Addition of 50 and 70 nm MgO
摘要： added size 50 average particle and 70 nm were MgO nanoparticles with into Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Ca2Cu3O10(MgO)x/Ag superconductor tapes and sintered at 845 oC for 50 and 100 h. The effect of sintering time on the transport critical current density (Jc) was investigated. Jc of the tapes were measured in zero-field between 30 and 77 K and under magnetic fields at 77 K. The phase and microstructure of the tapes were examined by X-ray diffraction method and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. All tapes showed plate-like grains and a larger plate-like grain was observed in the tapes sintered for 100 h. Jc of the MgO added tapes was higher than those of the non-added tapes. Jc of the non-added tape sintered for 100 h was 10820 A/cm2 at 30 K and 1262 A/cm2 at 77 K. Jc of the tapes sintered for 100 h was higher than the tapes sintered for 50 h. The 50 nm MgO added tapes showed a higher Jc than the 70 nm MgO added tapes. Jc for the 100 h sintered MgO (50 nm) added tape was 22710 and 3070 A/cm2 at 30 and 77 K, respectively which are higher than that of the 100 h sintered MgO (70 nm) added tape. The improved Jc was attributed to the increase in flux pinning potential and improvement in the microstructure due to the addition of nano-sized MgO. This work showed the importance of the size of the added nanoparticles to the transport current properties of these superconductors.
关键词： flux pinning,transport critical current density,nano MgO,size effect
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14