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Gao, Z.X.; Osquiguil, E.; Maenhoudt, M.; Wuyts, B.; Libbrecht, S.; Bruynseraede, Y. |

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3D-2D dimensional crossover in YBa2Cu3O7 films |
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We show that, in fully oxidized YBa2Cu3O7 c-axis oriented films, the changes induced in the angular and field dependence of the magnetoresistivity ?ab by increasing the temperature towards Tc are similar to those caused by a lowering in oxygen content. This remarkable behavior can be interpreted as due to a crossover from a three-dimensional to a two-dimensional system as T approaches Tc. Moreover, our critical current data mimic the behavior observed by Qi Li et al. in YBa2Cu3O7/(PrxY1-x)Ba2Cu3O7 multilayers, suggesting the possibility that chain planes are superconducting. |
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Cited By (since 1996): 7; Export Date: 17 April 2009; Source: Scopus; doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.3210; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Gao, Z.X.; Laboratorium Voor Vaste Stof-Fysika en Magnetisme; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Celestijnenlaan 200D B-3001 Leuven, Belgium |
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Griessen, R.; Wen Hai-Hu; Van Dalen, A.J.J.; Dam, B.; Rector, J.; Schnack, H.G.; Libbrecht, S.; Osquiguil, E.; Bruynseraede, Y. |

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Evidence for mean free path fluctuation induced pinning in YBa2Cu3O7 and YBa2Cu4O8 films |
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The critical current jc and the pinning energy Uc have been determined for three types of yttrium-based superconducting films from current js and dynamic relaxation Q=d lnjs/d ln(dB/dt) data by means of the generalized inversion scheme. For B<2 T and T<80 K the temperature dependence of jc and Uc for all films is found to be in excellent agreement with a model of single vortices pinned by randomly distributed weak pinning centers via spatial fluctuations of the charge carrier mean free path. Pinning due to spatial fluctuations of Tc is not observed. |
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Cited By (since 1996): 103; Export Date: 17 April 2009; Source: Scopus; doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.1910; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Griessen, R.; Faculty of Physics and Astronomy; Free University 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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Libbrecht, S.; Osquiguil, E.; Bruynseraede, Y. |

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Influence of field inhomogeneity on the magnetization of YBCO films |
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Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications |
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Magnetization; Superconducting films; SQUID magnetometers; Superconducting ceramics; YBCO superconductors; High temperature superconductors |
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DC magnetization data of superconducting thin YBCO films, measured by means of a magnetometer in which the sample is pulled through a set of pick-up coils, are often calculated from pick-up signals which clearly deviate from the ideal response. We show how these signal distortions influence the values obtained for the magnetization, and present a simple model that enables one to simulate the temperature dependence of these distorted pick-up signals, in the case of low-field magnetization measurements. The model is based on the magnetic field inhomogeneity of the magnetometer, in combination with the hysteretic magnetization of the superconducting sample. Optimum values for the model parameters are derived and discussed. |
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Laboratorium voor Vaste Stof-Fysika en Magnetisme, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200 D, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium |
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Cited By (since 1996): 11; Export Date: 17 April 2009; Source: Scopus; CODEN: PHYCE; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Bruynseraede, Y.; Laboratorium voor Vaste Stof-Fysika en Magnetisme; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Celestijnenlaan 200 D B-3001 Leuven, Belgium |
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Libbrecht, S.; Osquiguil, E.; Wuyts, B.; Maenhoudt, M.; Gao, Z.X.; Bruynseraede, Y. |

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Effect of room temperature annealing on the properties of oxygen- deficient YBa2Cu3Ox films |
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Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications |
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Annealing; Ceramic materials; Hall effect; Superconducting films; Yttrium compounds; Critical current density; Oxide superconductors; Yttrium barium copper oxides; High temperature superconductors |
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Annealing at room temperature of quenched oxygen-depleted YBa2Cu3Oxn (6.5?xn<6.8) films, produces a clear increase in the critical temperature Tc and current density Jc, while the normal state resistivity ?{variant}xx and Hall coefficient RH decrease as a function of annealing time, indicating an increase in carrier density. The enhancement of the critical current density Jc is more pronounced at high fields and temperatures due to a shift of the irreversibility line, which scales with the increasing Tc. The observed changes are accompanied by corresponding changes in the crystalline structure, which can be related to oxygen ordering effects. |
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Cited By (since 1996): 11; Export Date: 17 April 2009; Source: Scopus; CODEN: PHYCE; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Libbrecht, S.; Laboratorium voor Vaste Stof-Fysika en Magnetisme; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Celestijnenlaan 200D B-3001 Leuven, Belgium |
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Libbrecht, S.; van Dalen, A.J.J.; Wuyts, B.; Maenhoudt, M.; Gao, Z.X.; Osquiguil, E.; Griessen, R.; Bruynseraede, Y. |

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Magnetic properties of oxygen deficient Yba2Cu3Ox thin films |
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Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications |
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We have invesitgated several superconducting properties of oxygen defiecient YBa2Cu3Ox thin films, with oxygen contents ranging from x = 6.55 to x = 7. By means of torque magnetometry, the temperature dependence of the superconducting current dendity js and relaxation rate of the magnetization Q is measured in an (almost perpendicular) applied magnetic induction of 0.6 T. As the oxygen content is reduced, js decreases, whereas Q increases. Both properties are influenced by the decreased dpoing level as well as the enhanced anisotropy of oxygen depleted YBa2Cu3Ox. Using the Generalixed Inversion Scheme derived by Schnak et al. we obtain the current dependence of the activation energy U(f). We show that U(j) is lowered when the oxygen content is reduced. |
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Export Date: 17 April 2009; Source: Scopus; CODEN: PHYCE; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Libbrecht, S.; Laboratorium voor Vaste-Stoffysika en Magnetisme; Katholieke Universiteit B-3001 Leuven, Belgium |
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Osquiguil, E.; Gao, Z.X.; Maenhoudt, M.; Wuyts, B.; Libbrecht, S.; Bruynseraede, Y. |

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YBa2Cu3Ox: A natural multilayer system with tunable anisotropy |
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The authors report on magnetoresistivity rho ab( theta ,H,T) measurements below Tc in YBa2Cu3Oxn films with differing oxygen content x. The observed variations in the angular and field dependence of rho ab with reduced x indicate a gradual dimensional crossover from an anisotropic 3D to a quasi-2D behaviour. The increasing anisotropy is related to a decrease of the coupling between the Cu2O2 bilayers when oxygen is removed from the Cu1Ox chain-planes. |
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Cited By (since 1996): 1; Export Date: 17 April 2009; Source: Scopus; Art. No.: 145; doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/5/33A/145; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Osquiguil, E.; Lab. voor Vaste Stof-Fysika en Magnetisme; Katholieke Univ. LeuvenBelgium |
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Van Dalen, A.J.J.; Griessen, R.; Libbrecht, S.; Bruynseraede, Y.; Osquiguil, E. |

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Quantum creep and pinning properties of oxygen-deficient YBa2Cu3Oxn films |
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Physical Review B – Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
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A high sensitivity capacitance torquemeter has been used for a comprehensive investigation of the induced current densities and dynamic relaxation rates in a YBa2Cu3Oxn film with nominal oxygen content varying between xn=6.55 and xn=7.0. The dynamic relaxation rate Q does not extrapolate to zero at T=0 K, indicating the presence of quantum creep. By changing the oxygen content of the film it is possible to investigate the relation between the quantum creep rate Q(0) and the normal-state resistivity pn(0) at low temperature. Although Q(0) increases monotonically with pn, it is found that Q(0) is not proportional to pn(0), in contrast to the predictions of a theory based on dissipative tunneling of collectively pinned single vortices [Blatter et al., Rev. Mod. Phys. 66, 1125 (1994)]. The experimental results imply that in YBa2Cu3O7 quantum creep takes place in a transition regime between Hall tunneling and dissipative tunneling. For lower oxygen contents the quantum creep regime moves towards the dissipative limit. For each oxygen content the characteristic pinning energy Uc(0) at T=0 is obtained by a linear extrapolation to T= 0 K of the T/Q versus T curves. The critical current density jc at T=0 is determined independently by a linear extrapolation of the measured Injs versus T curves. A power-law relation Uc(0)?[jc(0)]p with p? 0.5 is found, indicating single vortex pinning at higher temperatures. This is confirmed by a detailed analysis of the measured current densities and relaxation rates by means of the generalized inversion scheme developed by Schnack et al. [Phys. Rev. B 48, 13 178 (1993)]. For xn? 6.6 at Be= 0.6 T and for xn? 6.7 at Be= 2.0 T the calculated temperature dependence of jc and Uc agrees remarkably well with a model based on three-dimensional single vortex pinning caused by spatial fluctuations in the charge carrier mean free path. At lower oxygen contents and higher magnetic-fields the agreement gradually breaks down due to the increasing importance of thermal fluctuations. |
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Cited By (since 1996): 27; Export Date: 17 April 2009; Source: Scopus; CODEN: PRBMD; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Van Dalen, A.J.J.; Materials Science Division; Argonne National Laboratory Argonne, IL 60439, United States; References: Mota, A.C., Pollini, A., Visani, P., M |
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Observation of quantum creep in oxygen deficient YBa2Cu3O7-? at fields up to 7 T |
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Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications |
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Superconducting current densities js and dynamic relaxation rates Q ? d ln js/d ln (dBe/dt) in an oxygen deficient YBa2Cu3O7-? epitaxial film were measured as a function of temperature (1.5K < T < Tirr) in magnetic fields up to 7 T by means of high sensitivity capacitance torquemeters. Below 5 K, the relaxation rate remains high and does not extrapolate to Q = 0 at T = 0K. This is associated to the quantum tunneling of vortices through the energy barrier separating two adjacent vortex configurations. In the case of ohmic dissipation the quantum creep rate is proportional to the normal state resistivity ?{variant}n(0) at T = 0 K. In order to check this theoretical prediction we measured Q as a function of the oxygen content of the sample. The quantum creep rate increases systematically with increasing ?{variant}n(0). However, Q remains finite even when ?{variant}n = 0. |
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Export Date: 17 April 2009; Source: Scopus; CODEN: PHYCE; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: van Dalen, A.J.J.; Faculty of Physics and Astronomy; Free University 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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Vanacken, J.; Libbrecht, S.; Maenhoudt, M.; Van Haesendonck, C.; Osquiguil, E.; Bruynseraede, Y. |

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The magnetic moment relaxation in oxygen-deficient YBa2Cu3Ox |
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Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications |
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Magnetic Measurements – Relaxation; Oxygen – Concentration; Relaxation Processes – High Temperature Effects; Relaxation Processes – Magnetic Field Effects; Magnetic Moment Relaxation; Oxygen Deficiency; Yttrium Barium Copper Oxides; High Temperature Superconductors |
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The magnetic moment relaxation in polycrystalline YBa2Cu3Oxmaterial has been studied using zero-field-cooled measurements. The temperature dependence of the relaxation rate shows a field-dependent maximum. When the oxygen content is reduced, the maximum shifts towards lower temperatures. This shift is directly related to a decrease of the intragrain critical current density in the oxygen-deficient material, inducing a decrease of the field H* for complete flux penetration. The characteristic activation energies for depinning in the oxygen-deficient material are below 20 meV. |
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Export Date: 17 April 2009; Source: Scopus; CODEN: PHYCE; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Vanacken, J.; Laboratorium voor Vaste Stof-Fysika en Magnetisme; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Celestijnenlaan 200 D B-3001 Leuven, Belgium |
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Wuyts, B.; Gao, Z.X.; Libbrecht, S.; Maenhoudt, M.; Osquiguil, E.; Bruynseraede, Y. |

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Growth of particle-free YBa2Cu3O7 films by off-axis sputtering |
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Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications |
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Copper oxides; Film growth; Film preparation; Magnetrons; Particles (particulate matter); Sputter deposition; Substrates; Superconductivity; Thin films; Yttrium compounds; Critical current density; Off axis single target magnetron sputtering; Particle free superconducting films; Yttrium barium copper oxides; Superconducting films |
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The preparation of good YBa2Cu3O7 thin films is often hindered by the production of non-stoichiometric particles which degrade the superconducting properties of the layer. A systematic study of films prepared by off-axis single target magnetron sputtering shows that the presence of copper-rich particles dramatically decreases the critical current density but does not affect the critical temperature. The formation of these particles can be avoided by carefully adjusting the position of the substrate with respect to the target. Films without off-stoichiometric particles have excellent superconducting properties. |
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Cited By (since 1996): 10; Export Date: 17 April 2009; Source: Scopus; CODEN: PHYCE; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Wuyts, B.; Laboratorium voor Vaste Stof-Fysika en Magnetisme; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Celestijnenlaan 200 D B-3001 Leuven, Belgium |
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