EFFECTS OF 200-MEV AG-ION IRRADIATION ON MAGNETIZATION IN A BI2SR2CACU2O8-CRYSTAL(Y SINGLE)

Authors
PRADHAN AK ROY SB CHADDAH P KANJILAL D CHEN C WANKLYN BM
Citation
Ak. Pradhan et al., EFFECTS OF 200-MEV AG-ION IRRADIATION ON MAGNETIZATION IN A BI2SR2CACU2O8-CRYSTAL(Y SINGLE), Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 53(5), 1996, pp. 2269-2272
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Physical review. B, Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
01631829
Volume
53
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
2269 - 2272
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(1996)53:5<2269:EO2AIO>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
We report a dramatic change in the magnetization double peak anomaly a nd irreversibility line of a Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+y [BSCCO(2212)] single crys tal after irradiation with 200-MeV Ag ions. We found that the partial destruction and ineffectiveness of dislocation networks in the CuO2 pl anes of the BSCCO crystal after irradiation are responsible for the di sappearance of the double peak anomaly. Ag irradiation induces damage in the form of columnar defects which cause an enhancement of flux pin ning and a shift in the irreversibility line towards higher temperatur es.