Topological pinning and flux flow in ceramic superconductors

D. López; R. Decca; F. de la Cruz

doi:10.1016/0038-1098(91)90451-Z

Topological pinning and flux flow in ceramic superconductors

D. López, R. Decca, F. de la Cruz

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The transport current dissipation in the high T_c superconducting ceramic La_1.85Sr_0.15CuO_4-δ shows a sin² Θ voltage dependence where Θ is the angle between the transport current and the magnetic field. This result and the experimental evidence of an angle independent critical current cannot be explained by the conventional description of flux motion in homogeneous type II superconductors. The results are analyzed in the framework of a granular system where pinning is induced by the topological distribution of current flowing through a multiply connected medium. The dissipation in the superconducting state is found to be due to two additive contributions, one induced by the movement of magnetic flux and the other associated to dissipation in the Josephson junction.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	959-962
Number of pages	4
Journal	Solid State Communications
Volume	79
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-1098(91)90451-Z
State	Published - Sep 1991

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Materials Chemistry

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