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Twin-boundary effect on the Hall conductivity in high-Tc superconducting thin films

A. Casaca, G. Bonfait, M. Getta, M. Lenkens, G. Müller

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.56.5677 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

The pinning influence on the Hall conductivity in the mixed state of high-temperature superconductors is still experimentally and theoretically controversial. In this work, the effect of twin-boundary pinning on the Hall conductivity is studied, with particular emphasis on the high-field results. The longitudinal and Hall resistivities were measured in YBa2Cu3O7−δ and YbBa2Cu3O7−δ thin films, up to 18 T: a signature due to the pinning of the vortices in the twin boundaries is clearly visible in the longitudinal resistivity ρxx and in the Hall resistivity ρxy, but disappears when the Hall conductivity σxy≅ρxy/ρxx2 is computed. However, at lower temperatures, a minimum of dσxy/dT is proved to be a weak signature of the twin-boundary pinning. These results are confirmed by similar measurements done on one sample rotated 16° away from the magnetic field direction.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
YbBa2Cu3O7

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89.2Pressure unresolvedmidpoint
YbBa2Cu3O7

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89.4Pressure unresolvedmidpoint
YBa2Cu3O7

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90Pressure unresolvedmidpoint
Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8

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—Pressure not reportedunknown
Tl2Ba2CaCu2O8

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