Surface-barrier effects in grain-aligned HgBa2CuO4, HgBa2CaCu2O6, and HgBa2Ca2Cu3O8 compounds

J. A. Lewis, V. M. Vinokur, J. Wagner, D. Hinks

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Abstract

We have studied the magnetic hysteresis and relaxation processes of grain-aligned HgBa2CuO4, HgBa2CaCu2O6, and HgBa2Ca2Cu3O8 compounds. The penetration field, Hp, the width of the magnetization loops, M, and the irreversibility field, Hirr, of each compound were found to exhibit an exponential temperature dependence [i.e., Hp, Hirr, M exp(-cT/T0)]. This suggests that their magnetic relaxation is controlled by the penetration of two-dimensional pancake vortices over the Bean-Livingston surface barrier.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)R3852-R3855
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume52
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics

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