Effects of proton irradiation on flux-pinning properties of underdoped Ba(Fe0.96Co0.04)2As2 pnictide superconductor
Effects of proton irradiation on flux-pinning properties of underdoped Ba(Fe0.96Co0.04)2As2 pnictide superconductor
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质子辐照对欠掺杂Ba(Fe0.96Co0.04)2As2磷族超导体通量钉扎性能的影响
DOI:
10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.10.103
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Salem-Sugui S
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作者:
Salem-Sugui S
We study the effect of proton irradiation on Ba(Fe0.96Co0.04)2As2superconducting single crystals from combined magnetisation and magnetoresistivity measurements. The study allows the extraction of the values of the apparent pinning energyU0of the samples prior to and after irradiation, as well as comparison of the values ofU0obtained from the flux-flow reversible region with those from the flux-creep irreversible region. Irradiation reducesTcmodestly, but significantly reducesU0in both regimes: the critical current densityJcis modified, most strikingly by the disappearance of the second magnetisation peak after irradiation. Analysis of the functional form of the pinning force and of the temperature dependence ofJcfor zero field, indicates that proton irradiation in this case has not changed the pinning regime, but has introduced a high density of shallow point-like defects. By considering a model that takes into account the effect of disorder on the irreversibility line, the data suggests that irradiation produced a considerable reduction in the average effective disorder overall, consistent with the changes observed inU0andJc.