Ak. Ghosh et al., CRITICAL EXPONENTS OF ALPHA-IRRADIATED BI-2212 SUPERCONDUCTORS IN THEPARACOHERENCE REGION, Modern physics letters B, 12(20), 1998, pp. 829-837
The relation between the excess conductivity and the critical exponent
of conductivity is discussed in the paracoherence region. The critica
l exponents vary with alpha-particle irradiation of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x (B
i-2212) superconductors. The role of the Harris' criteria is discussed
. The normalized Josephson coupling energy is calculated and its varia
tion temperature is plotted both for the unirradiated and irradiated B
i-2212 samples. Effects of the variation of normalized Josephson coupl
ing energy are discussed in the light of variations of critical temper
ature and grain volumes.