Transport properties of Tl/sub 2/Ba/sub 2/CaCu/sub 2/O/sub 8/ meander lines

Author

Fleshler, S. ; Maley, M.P. ; Quanxi Jia ; Xindi Wu ; Lacerda, A.

Author_Institution

Supercond. Technol. Center, Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA

Volume

5

Issue

2

fYear

1995

fDate

6/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1541

Lastpage

1544

Abstract

We have measured the electrical transport properties of 10 cm long Tl/sub 2/Ba/sub 2/CaCu/sub 2/O/sub 8/ thin film meander lines in magnetic fields up to 18 T. The large resistance of the meander line effectively increased the electric field, or equivalently, resistivity sensitivity by two orders of magnitude. In moderate magnetic fields the critical current density is found to depend only on the component of the magnetic field normal to the ab planes owing to the highly anisotropic nature of the system. The resistivity versus temperature was measured as a function of magnetic field up to 18 T. The linear resistivity is found to vanish in a manner consistent with the occurrence of a second order phase transition. The critical exponent v(z-1) is virtually field independent with a value 5.3/spl plusmn/1 consistent with previous measurements of a three dimensional vortex glass transition in YBa/sub 2/CaCu/sub 3/O/sub 7/ and Bi/sub 2/Sr/sub 2/CaCu/sub 2/O/sub 8/. The critical regime is 10-15 K wide in agreement with values for Bi/sub 2/Sr/sub 2/CaCu/sub 2/O/sub 8/ at high magnetic field.<>

Keywords

barium compounds; calcium compounds; critical current density (superconductivity); high-temperature superconductors; magnetoresistance; thallium compounds; 10 cm; 18 T; Tl/sub 2/Ba/sub 2/CaCu/sub 2/O/sub 8/; Tl/sub 2/Ba/sub 2/CaCu/sub 2/O/sub 8/ meander lines; anisotropy; critical current density; critical exponent; electric field; electrical transport properties; linear resistivity; magnetic fields; second order phase transition; three dimensional vortex glass transition; Bismuth; Conductivity; Electric resistance; Electric variables measurement; Electrical resistance measurement; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic films; Magnetic properties; Strontium; Temperature measurement;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.402866

Filename

402866