C. Ferdeghini et al., MAGNETIC-FLUX PENETRATION AND CURRENT-DENSITY IN SUPERCONDUCTING THIN-FILMS, Physica. C, Superconductivity, 294(3-4), 1998, pp. 233-242
The magnetic behaviour of type-II superconducting thin films subjected
to a transverse external field can be explained taking demagnetising
effects into account, We studied this problem following two different
approaches: on the one hand, we computed flux diffusion and circulatin
g currents, on the basis of a recent model presented in the literature
; on the other hand, we carried out measurements of local magnetic fie
ld on the film surface by means of a self-made Hall probe magnetometer
, We compared the measured and the computed hysteresis loops and magne
tisation decays and we found good agreement. By the fit of the experim
ental hysteresis loops, we also obtained the dependence of the critica
l current density on temperature and local magnetic field in YBCO thin
films. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.