MAGNETIZATION STUDIES OF Rb3C60 IN SUPERCONDUCTING STATE

Abstract

We present the results of magnetic measurements in fields up to 50 kOe for superconducting Rb 3 C 60. The temperature dependence of upper H c 2 critical magnetic field is determined, from which the zero temperature value Hc2(0)=465±50 kOe is evaluated. The magnitudes of penetration depth and coherence length are calculated as ξ(0)=26.7±3 Å; λ L (0)=2150±100 Å at zero temperature. The temperature dependence of ξ(T) and λ L (T) for T≧23 K is in good agreement with the Ginzburg-Landau theory. The critical current densities for different temperatures are calculated, showing a strong decrease of Jc with increasing temperature for T≤7 K . Two regions of fading critical current density on a magnetic field dependence are found.