ALPHA-IRRADIATION OF BI-2212 SUPERCONDUCTOR

Authors
BANDYOPADHYAY SK SEN P BARAT P DE U MANDAL K KAR SK MAJUMDAR CK
Citation
Sk. Bandyopadhyay et al., ALPHA-IRRADIATION OF BI-2212 SUPERCONDUCTOR, Physica. C, Superconductivity, 267(3-4), 1996, pp. 303-307
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Physica. C, Superconductivity → ACNP
ISSN journal
09214534
Volume
267
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
303 - 307
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-4534(1996)267:3-4<303:AOBS>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Single crystals of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x(Bi-2212) with T-c of 80 K have been subjected to irradiation with 40 MeV a-particles from a Variable Ener gy Cyclotron at various doses up to 2x10(15) alpha particles/cm(2). T- c decreases after irradiation. From the analysis of excess conductivit y, it has been found that the interlayer coupling strength J decreases with the increase of irradiation dose. This decrease is due to a decr ease in oxygen concentration.