Microwave Response of Nanostructured High-Tc Superconductor Thin Films
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https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe64.10.969Keywords:
high-Tc superconductor, nanoparticles, nanorods, radiation defects, microwave frequency, surface resistance, Abrikosov vorticesAbstract
A model for the microwave response of a nanostructured high-Tc superconductor (HTS) film, with implanted nanoparticles and nanorods of a dielectric material or point-like and columnar irradiation defects with a nano-sized cross-section is developed. In this case, the microwave surface resistance Rs(T,H,ω) is calculated both for the Meissner and mixed states of a superconductor film in an applied dc magnetic field. The obtained results indicate that the implantation of dielectric nanoparticles or point-like radiation defects can significantly improve superconductor characteristics at microwave frequencies. Namely, these nano-sized structural defects can decrease the surface resistance in the Meissner state and eliminate the oscillations of Abrikosov vortices and the related microwave energy losses, thus decreasing the contribution of Abrikosov vortices to the Rs value in the mixed state of a HTS film.
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