Two-stage crossover from thermal to quantum flux creep of dilute vortex ensembles in various high-T-c superconducting thin films

• The thermal-to-quantum flux creep crossover at low vortex densities has been studied in YBa2Cu3O7, TlBa2CaCu2O7-delta, and HgBa2CaCu2O6+delta thin films using ac susceptibility. The crossover temperatures T-cr are 10-11, 17, and 30 K, respectively. Both thermal and quantum flux creep is suppressed as the vortex density is decreased. We observe a two-stage nature in the crossover behavior which appears to be a general property of all the three materials studied.

Keyword

high-temperature superconductors

magnetic-relaxation

single-crystal

ii superconductors

ac susceptibility

bulk superconductors

collective

creep

columnar defects

current-density

vortices

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