Affiliation:
1. Department of Physics “E.R. Caianiello”, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
2. National Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Str, 077125 Magurele, Romania
3. CNR-SPIN Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
Abstract
The study of granularity in superconducting films by using AC susceptibility has a crucial role in the development of and improvement in the ReBCO-coated conductors, which are a constantly evolving reality in the modern power applications of superconductivity. Specifically, the study of the granularity is essential because the ReBCO superconducting wires and tapes are far from the regularity of a single crystal while they often present an inter- and intragranular contribution to the critical current density. On the other hand, the AC susceptibility is a key part of the characterization of a granular sample because this technique is very sensitive to the presence of granularity in the superconductors and, moreover, the study of its first harmonic allows for determining pivotal properties such as the pinning energy as well as the dissipation processes acting in the sample. The pinning energy values and the granularity of an YBCO thin film have been studied by means of AC susceptibility measurements as a function of the AC amplitude, temperature, and DC field. In particular, the first harmonic imaginary component of the AC susceptibility χ1″ related to the dissipation processes of the sample has been studied. First, starting from the Brandt approach, the critical current density Jc and the pinning energy U of the sample have been extracted at 77 K by using the χ1″ measurements as a function of the AC amplitude at different AC frequencies and DC fields. From these measurements, a first signal of granularity appears. In order to confirm it, the temperature dependence of the χ1″ at different DC fields has been studied and a contribution deriving from the inter- and intragranular part of the sample has emerged. By taking the temperature corresponding to the crossover between the two contributions at the different DC fields, the intergranular and intragranular response has been separated. Successively, the temperature has been fixed to 77 K, together with an AC frequency equal to 1597.9 Hz, and the χ1″ as a function of the DC field at different AC amplitudes has been analyzed showing a clear presence of granularity in all the curves. By drawing the contour plot of the χ1″ with the DC and AC values, it was possible to determine the best parameters to put at 77 K in order to exploit the material for applications.
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EU COST Actions
National Institute of Materials Physics
PRIN 2022 PNRR Project QUESTIONs
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