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Noise dependence on magnetic field in granular bulk high-Tc superconductors

M. Celasco, R. Eggenhöffner, E. Gnecco, A. Masoero

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.58.6633 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

The increase in voltage noise observed by increasing magnetic field in granular high-Tc superconductors is explained in the framework of a percolative model. Noise is reproduced with computer simulations of a network of junctions, many of which are randomly shorted. The network configuration is representative of interconnections (weak links) of grains in polycrystalline bulk samples. With respect to previous percolative models, we have demonstrated that the calculated noise intensity is modified when interdependence between different configurations in the time evolution of the network is considered. The concordance with the experimental dependence of noise on resistance at different magnetic field intensities in YBa2Cu3O7−δ and HgBa2CuO4+δ supports the hypothesis that magnetic field affects the fluxon speed and thus the switching rate of weak links.

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YBa2Cu3O7-δ

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HgBa2CuO4+δ

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