Swift heavy ion irradiation and fish tail magnetization in NBCO films - the cause and effect

Authors
Khatua, S Mishra, PK Kulkarni, DG Kumar, R John, J Sahni, VC Pinto, R
Citation
S. Khatua et al., Swift heavy ion irradiation and fish tail magnetization in NBCO films - the cause and effect, SUPERCOND S, 13(3), 2000, pp. 259-261
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
SUPERCONDUCTOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
ISSN journal
09532048 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
259 - 261
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-2048(200003)13:3<259:SHIIAF>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
NBCO films, prepared by pulsed laser ablation, were irradiated by 200 MeV A u ions. The magnetization curve shows a shoulder/fish tail peak effect (FTP E) in the irradiated film while the pristine or as-grown film does not have any such signature. The absence of FTPE in the preirradiated film and its appearance in the postirradiated film are explained in the context of compo sitional variation of spatial density of defects and the concomitant vortex mobility.