Critical current density and flux pinning in BaFe1.9Pt0.1As2 and La doped Ba0.95La0.05Fe1.9Pt0.1As2 polycrystals

Oner Y., Boyraz C.

JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER, cilt.31, sa.15, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 15
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1088/1361-648x/ab0061
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: current density, meissner effect, La and Pt dopant effect, superconductivity, HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS, MAGNETIC-RELAXATION, II SUPERCONDUCTORS, VORTEX STRUCTURE, PHASE-DIAGRAM, CU-O, CREEP, DEPENDENCE, STATE, VORTICES
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We present the field and temperature dependence of the magnetizations of BaFe1.9Pt0.1As2 and Ba0.95La0.05Fe1.9Pt0.1As2 samples synthesized by solid-state reaction method.The samples were formed as a single phase in the ThCr2Si2-type structure. Replacing Ba with the smaller La atom results in a lattice shrinkage. The critical current, J(c )(H, T) has been determined (using Bean's critical state model) from magnetic hysteresis loops in a temperature range between T = 5 K and the superconducting transition temperatures (20K), in fields up to H = 9. We find a nonmonotonic 'fishtail' shape (exhibiting a second peak) of the magnetization loops as well as a very large irreversibility. We observe a remarkable flux jump at T = 5 K for BaFe1.9Pt0.1As2 due to magneto-thermal instability, but a very sharp magnetization peak for Ba0.95La0.05Fe1.9Pt0.1As2 near H = 0, which corresponds to a much-reduced relaxation rate of vortices. J(c) decreases exponentially with temperature as well as with field in lower temperatures and fields ranges. La doping causes a considerable increase in the irreversibility, leading to a significant enhancement of J(c) The analysis shows that the high J(c) is mainly due to collective (weak) pinning of vortices by dense microscopic point defects with some contribution from a strong pinning mechanism.