200 MeV Ag+15 ion irradiation created columnar defects and enhanced critical current density of La-2125 type superconducting thin films

Solid State Communications

Volumn 142, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 462-465

  Mavani, K R ^a   Rana, D S ^a   Rayaprol, S ^a   Parmar, R N ^a   Kuberkar, D G ^a   Ravi Kumar, ^b   Tonouchi, M ^c   John, J ^d   Nagarajan, R ^d  

^a SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INTER UNIVERSITY ACCELERATOR CENTRE   (India)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

A. High temperature superconductors; C. Columnar defects; D. Current density; E. Heavy ion irradiation

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); DEFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SUBSTRATES;

AUGMENTED FLUX PINNING; COLUMNAR DEFECTS; ELASTIC RECOIL DETECTION ANALYSIS; HEAVY ION IRRADIATION;

SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS;

EID: 34247469932     PISSN: 00381098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssc.2007.03.027     Document Type: Article

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